Chapter 13 – Weather Effects on Oil Spill Countermeasures

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the weather effects on oil spill countermeasures. Spill countermeasures are affected by weather conditions. Weather has been identified as one of the most vital factors in predicting oil spill fate and behavior. Bad weather is usually recognized as a condition that deters effective oil spill countermeasures. The most important factors influencing the performance of countermeasures are the wind and wave height. At sea level, the components of weather are its speed and wave length. Wind is the component which generates waves. Wind can also change the rate of surface drift of oil. For waves, the most important component to consider is the type of wave. Further, this chapter discusses booms and skimmers. Booms are the countermeasures which are affected by weather conditions. Skimmers show degradation of recovery potential with increasing wave height. This chapter also reviews the development of models for effective countermeasures. Literature data is the model that has been developed for effective countermeasures. The main advantage of this method is its production of an actual relationship between performance and the weather factor under consideration.

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