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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Publications & Presentations

Influence of river induced fronts on hydrocarbon transport

Journal Articles - 15

2021

Boufadel, M., Bracco, A., Chassignet, E., Chen, S., D'Asaro, E., Dewar, W., et al. (2021). Physical Transport Processes that Affect the Distribution of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Modeling. Oceanog, 34(1), 58–75.
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.
Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Fiddaman, T., Mauritzen, C., Ainsworth, C., Abramson, D. M., Berenshtein, I., et al. (2021). Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Marine Policy, 131, 104554.

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.
Barker, C. H., Kourafalou, V. H., Beegle-Krause, C., Boufadel, M., Bourassa, M. A., Buschang, S. G., et al. (2020). Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response. Jmse, 8(9), 668.
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.
Garcia-Pineda, O., Staples, G., Jones, C. E., Hu, C., Holt, B., Kourafalou, V., et al. (2020). Classification of oil spill by thicknesses using multiple remote sensors. Remote Sensing of Environment, 236, 111421.

2019

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Le Hénaff, M., Kang, H. S., Sutton, T., Chen, S., et al. (2019). Offshore Spreading of Mississippi Waters: Pathways and Vertical Structure Under Eddy Influence. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 124(8), 5952–5978.
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.
Zhang, Y., Hu, C., Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., & Kourafalou, V. H. (2019). Submesoscale and Mesoscale Eddies in the Florida Straits: Observations from Satellite Ocean Color Measurements. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46(22), 13262–13270.

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.
Rohrs, J., Dagestad, K. - F., Asbjornsen, H., Nordam, T., Skancke, J., Jones, C. E., et al. (2018). The effect of vertical mixing on the horizontal drift of oil spills. Ocean Sci., 14(6), 1581–1601.
Sun, S., Hu, C., Garcia-Pineda, O., Kourafalou, V., Le Hénaff, M., & Androulidakis, Y. (2018). Remote sensing assessment of oil spills near a damaged platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 136, 141–151.

2017

Chen, S., & Hu, C. (2017). Estimating sea surface salinity in the northern Gulf of Mexico from satellite ocean color measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment, 201, 115–132.
Kourafalou, V., Androulidakis, Y., Le Hénaff, M., & Kang, H. S. (2017). The Dynamics of Cuba Anticyclones (CubANs) and Interaction With the Loop Current/Florida Current System. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 122(10), 7897–7923.

Conference Presentations - 32

2020

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Le Henaff, M., Kang, H., & Hu, C. (2020). Cuban Eddy and Upwelling Processes Influencing Regional Gulf Stream Variability in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
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.
Hu, C., Sun, S., Lu, Y., & Shi, J. (2020). Remote classification of surface oil type and estimation of oil thickness: some recent advances and remaining challenges. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Le Henaff, M., Kourafalou, V., Androulidakis, Y., Smith, R. H., Kang, H., Hu, C., et al. (2020). In situ measurements of circulation features influencing cross-shelf transport around Northwest Cuba. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Lu, Y., Hu, C., Shi, J., Jiao, J., Wu, X., Sun, S., et al. (2020). Optical Interpretation of Oil Emulsions: From Laboratory Measurements to Remote Sensing Applications. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Androulidakis, I., Kourafalou, V., Le Henaff, M., Kang, H., Sutton, T., Chen, S., et al. (2019). Characterization of offshore pathways of Mississippi waters under eddy influence: observations and modeling. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
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.
Garcia-Pineda, O., Graettinger, G., DiPinto, L., Tullis, D., Hu, C., Sun, S., et al. (2019). Calculation of Oil Spill Volumes Using Oil Thickness Classifications from Industry Standards: A Comparison of Bonn Agreement, NOAA, and ASTM-F2534. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
He, S., Justic, D., Mariotti, G., & Kourafalou, V. (2019). Fluxes between River, Estuary and Coastal Ocean: State of the Art and Future Challenges. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: 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.
Kourafalou, V., Le Henaff, M., Androulidakis, I., de Rada, S., Sutton, T., & Muller-Karger, F. (2019). Development of Earth System Model Components to Quantify the Connectivity of Remote Ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. 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.
Le Henaff, M., Otis, D. B., Muller-Karger, F. E., Kourafalou, V., & McEachron, L. (2019). From threat to improved practices: how ecological events led to the design of monitoring tools in two Gulf of Mexico National Marine Sanctuaries. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Li, Y., Hu, C., Quigg, A., & Gao, H. (2019). Influence of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Primary Productivity in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Murk, A. J., Foekema, E. M., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D., Langenhoff, A., Liu, Y., et al. (2019). Identifying MOSSFA Sensitive Areas To Guide Future Oil Spill Response Strategies. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Sun, S., Hu, C., Garcia-Pineda, O., Kourafalou, V., Le Henaff, M., & Androulidakis, I. (2019). A multi-sensor remote sensing approach to assess oil spill from the MC-20 site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Wang, M., & Hu, C. (2019). The Sargassum abundance under oil contamination stress. 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.
Garcia, O., Kourafalou, V. H., Hu, C., Sun, S., Graettinger, G., & DiPinto, L. (2018). Oil slick thickness measurement with a novel mechanical sampler. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
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.
Hu, C., Zhang, Y., Kourafalou, V. H., & Garcia, O. (2018). Frontal density of Gulf of Mexico derived from satellite ocean color measurements. 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.
Le, C., & Hu, C. (2018). Tracking Mississippi River plume using MODIS color index imagery. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Ntaganou, N., Kourafalou, V. H., & Le Hénaff, M. (2018). Topographic Controls on the Intensification of Loop Current Frontal Eddies in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster.

2017

Garcia-Pineda, O., Hu, C., & Kourafalou, V. H. (2017). Tactical Oil Spill Observation with an Unmanned Aerial System. 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 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.
Le Hénaff, M., Muller-Karger, F., Kourafalou, V. H., Otis, D., & McEachron, L. (2017). Physical conditions associated with the coral mortality event of summer 2016 at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Sun, S., Hu, C., Garcia, O., & Kourafalou, V. H. (2017). Assessment of oil spill from the former Taylor platform in the Gulf of Mexico. 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., 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.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
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