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Here are a select set of presentations regarding BLOSOM. For a full set of presentations for the offshore portfolio, see the listings here.

Wingo, P., Duran, R., Vielma, J., Burgess, W., and Rose, K. (2018). “Dispersant Application simulation with BLOSOM.” 2018 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Sim, L., Rose, K., Graham J., Duran, R., Nelson, J., Umhoefer, J., and Vielma, J. (2015). “Potential subsurface plume formation and fate in ultra-deepwater blowout simulations using BLOSOM (Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model).” 2015 Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, Houston, TX.

Sim, L., Graham, J., and Rose, K. (2013). “Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model.” 2013 Annual Convention and Exhibition, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sim, L., and Graham, J. (2012). “Risk Modeling for Deepwater & Ultra-Deepwater Blowouts.” Subsea Dispersant Workshop, American Petroleum Institute, Houston, TX

Vielma, J., Sim, L., Rose, K., Duran, R., Umhoefer, J. Adaption of BLOSOM (Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model) to High Performance Computing. Invited presentation at the 2015 AIChE Spring Meeting and 11th Global Congress on Process Safety, Session 10: Computing and Systems Technology Division, Austin, TX, April 26–30, 2015

BLOSOM Information & Download

From EDX metadata listing; download link available under “Data and Resources”

Information & Resources

Learn more about BLOSOM

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

See BLOSOM in action

Here is a series of ongoing tutorials on how to use BLOSOM

Links to various resources

Need ocean model data? Try these sites:

  • NCOM – Navy Coastal Ocean Model
  • HYCOM – Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model

Related Links

Variable Grid Method – Simultaneously visualize and quantify spatial data trends and underlying data uncertainty

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