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Lars Robert Hole

Norwegian Meteorological Institute

Department of Operational Oceanography and Marine Meteorology

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Postboks 43 Blindern
0313 OSLO, Norway

lrh@met.no

Project List:

Southeastern Gulf of Mexico Processes Affecting Basin-Wide Connectivity and Hydrocarbon Transport: the Role of Mesoscale Eddies and Upwelling Near Cuba

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Influence of river induced fronts on hydrocarbon transport

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Data Contact

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

2021

Hole, L. R., de Aguiar, V., Dagestad, K. - F., Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y., Kang, H., et al. (2021). Long term simulations of potential oil spills around Cuba. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167, 112285.

2020

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Robert Hole, L., Le Henaff, M., & Kang, H. S. (2020). Pathways of Oil Spills from Potential Cuban Offshore Exploration: Influence of Ocean Circulation. Jmse, 8(7), 535.
Garcia-Pineda, O., Androulidakis, Y., Le Henaff, M., Kourafalou, V., Hole, L. R., Kang, H. S., et al. (2020). Measuring oil residence time with GPS-drifters, satellites, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110644.

2019

Hole, L. R., Dagestad, K. - F., R?hrs, J., Wettre, C., Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y., et al. (2019). The DeepWater Horizon Oil Slick: Simulations of River Front Effects and Oil Droplet Size Distribution. Jmse, 7(10), 329.

2018

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Ã?zgökmen, T., Garcia-Pineda, O., Lund, B., Le Hénaff, M., et al. (2018). Influence of River-Induced Fronts on Hydrocarbon Transport: A Multiplatform Observational Study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(5), 3259–3285.

2014

Ghani, M. H., Hole, L. R., Fer, I., Kourafalou, V. H., Wienders, N., Kang, H. S., et al. (2014). The SailBuoy remotely-controlled unmanned vessel: Measurements of near surface temperature, salinity and oxygen concentration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Methods in Oceanography, 10(2014), 104–121.

2012

Röhrs, J., Christensen, K. H., Hole, L. R., Broström, G., Drivdal, M., & Sundby, S. (2012). Observation based evaluation of surface wave effects on trajectory forecasts. Ocean Dynamics, 62(10-12), 1519–1533.

Conference Presentations - 20

2020

Hole, L. R., Dagestad, K. - F., Kourafalou, V., Aguiar, V. C., Androulidakis, Y., Kang, H., et al. (2020). Pathways of Hydrocarbons From Future Oil Exploration Sites Around Cuba: Influence of Local and Regional Ocean Dynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.

2019

Dagestad, K., Hole, L., Hu, C., Kourafalou, V., Wettre, C., Le Hénaff, M., et al. (2019). Observed versus simulated oil film thickness during DeepWater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Hole, L., Dagestad, K., Wettre, C., Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y. S., Kang, H., et al. (2019). Southeastern Gulf of Mexico processes affecting basin-wide connectivity and hydrocarbon transport: the role of mesoscale eddies and upwelling near Cuba. In OceanPredict 2019. Halifax, Canada : 05/06/19-05/10/19: Poster.
Hole, L., Wettre, C., Dagestad, K., Kourafalou, V., Androulidakis, I., Kang, H., et al. (2019). Revisiting the Deep Water Horizon Spill: Effects of Oil Droplet Size Distribution and River Fronts. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Le Henaff, M., Kourafalou, V., Androulidakis, I., Garcia, O., Hole, L., Sun, S., et al. (2019). Transport pathways and fate of surface oil slicks around the MC20 site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Androulidakis, I., Kourafalou, V., Ozgokmen, T., Garcia, O., Lund, B., Le Henaff, M., et al. (2018). Multi-platform observational study of oil pathways under the effect of river-induced fronts. In 12th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography & Fisheries. Corfu, Greece : 05/31/18-06/03/18.
Garcia, O., Kourafalou, V., Le Henaff, M., Androulidakis, I., Hu, C., Sun, S., et al. (2018). Tactical oil Spill Observations with Drones, Satellites, and Drifters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Hole, L., Wettre, C., Asbjørnsen, H., Dagestad, K., Andoulidakis, I., Le Henaff, M., et al. (2018). Modeling and observations of oil drift in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: the role of river induced fronts. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Kourafalou, V., Androulidakis, Y., Ozgokmen, T. M., Garcia, O., Lund, B., Le Henaff, M., et al. (2018). A Multi-platform Observational Study on Hydrocarbon Transport Under the Influence of River Induced Fronts. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y., Le Henaff, M., Kang, H., Garcia, O., Hu, C., et al. (2017). River induced fronts and influence of shelf and mesoscale circulation on offshore removal of riverine waters: implications for hydrocarbon transport. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y., Le Hénaff, M., Kang, H., Garcia, O., Hu, C., et al. (2017). Measuring and modeling the transport and fate of hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico. In Sixth International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE). Thessaloniki, Greece : 06/25/17-06/30/17.
Wettre, C., Hole, L., Dagestad, K., Kourafalou, V. H., Garcia, O., & Kang, H. (2017). Modeling the drift and spread of oil slicks in the Northern Gulf of Mexico using SAR imagery and forcing from a high-resolution hydrodynamic model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Wettre, C., Hole, L., Dagestad, K., Rohrs, J., Kourafalou, V. H., Kang, H., et al. (2017). Modeling the drift and spread of oil slicks in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 5th GODAE OceanView Coastal Ocean and Shelf Seas Task Team (COSS-TT) International Coordination Meeting (COSS-ICM5). Cape Town, South Africa : 04/03/17-04/07/17.

2015

Hole, L., Ghani, M. H., Fer, I., Kourafalou, V., Wienders, N., Kang, H., et al. (2015). The SailBuoy remotely-controlled unmanned vessel: measurements of near surface temperature, salinity and oxygen concentration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.

2014

Wienders, N., Hole, L. R., Ippolito, T., Field, M., & Peddie, D. (2014). The SailBuoy Experiment. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Wienders, N., Hole, L. R., & Peddie, D. (2014). Gulf of Mexico Monitoring via the Remotely Controlled CMR SailBuoy. In American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, CA - 12/09/13-12/13/13.
Wienders, N., Hole, L. R., Peddie, D., & Hasan, M. (2014). The SailBuoy Experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Wienders, N., Hole, L. H., Hasan, M., Peddie, D., & Kourafalou, V. (2013). Gulf of Mexico Monitoring Via The Remotely Controlled CMR SailBuoy. In AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. San Francisco, CA, December 9 - 13, 2013: Poster.
Wienders, N., Hole, L. R., Hassan, M., Fer, I., & Kourafalou, V. H. (2013). Using the CMR Sailbuoy for verification of remote sensing measurements in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, June 16 - 19, 2012, San Francisco, California9 - 13: Poster.

2012

Röhrs, J., Christensen, K. H., Hole, L. R., Broström, G., Drivdal, M., & Sundby, S. (2012). Observations of Surface Wave Effects and Impacts on Drifter Trajectories. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12: Poster.