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| Chapter 1 | Mathematical modeling of oil spilled into marine waters |
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Introduction; Modeling methodology; Model application; Summary. |
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| Chapter 2 | Modeling oil spill impacts |
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Introduction; The SIMAP system; Modeling approaches;Validation of the model; Application to the North Cape oil spill; Recommended procedure to estimate oil impacts caused by a hindcasted spill; Response and contingency planning; Ecological risk assessment: consequence analysis; Conclusions. |
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| Chapter 3 | Review of modeling procedures for oil spill weathering behavior |
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Introduction; Oil properties; Environmental factors; Spill release; Weathering processes; Other processes; Caveat; Notation. |
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| Chapter 4 | Weathering of oils at sea: comparisons between field data and model predictions |
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Introduction; SINTEF methodology for characterizing an oil’s weathering properties; SINTEF-OWM for predicting oil properties at sea; Conclusions. |
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| Chapter 5 | The evaporation of oil spills: development and implementation of new prediction methodology |
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Physics and chemistry of oil evaporation; Use of evaporation equations in spill models; Conclusions. |
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| Chapter 6 | Water-in-oil emulsification and implementation of modelling of the process |
| Introduction; New studies on stability; Modelling of the process; New work on emulsion formation kinetics; Summary of emulsion formation knowledge; Proposed interim model; Conclusions. | |