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BLOSOM Publications

Here are select publications related to BLOSOM. For a more comprehensive list of offshore publications, see the listings here.


Zhang, Ruda and Wingo, Patrick and Duran, Rodrigo and Rose, Kelly and Bauer, Jennifer and Ghanem, Roger, Environmental Economics and Uncertainty: Review and a Machine Learning Outlook (April 23, 2020). Oxford Encyclopedia of Environmental Economics, 2020. Available at SSRN.

Duran, R. Sub-Grid Parameterizations for Oceanic Oil-Spill Simulations; NETL-TRS-9-2016; EPAct Technical Report Series; U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Albany, OR, 2016; p 36.

Duran, R., Romeo, L., Whiting, J., Vielma, J., Rose, K., Bunn, A., and Bauer, J. 2018. Simulation of the 2003 Foss Barge – Point Wells Oil Spill: A Comparison between BLOSOM and GNOME oil-spill models. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering6(3), 104; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6030104

Nelson, J.R., Grubesic, T.H., Sim, L., Graham, J., and Rose, K. (2015). “Approach for Assessing Coastal Vulnerability to Oil Spills for Prevention and Readiness Using GIS and the Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model.” Ocean &Coastal Management, 11, 1-12.

Romeo, L., Rose, K., Bauer, J. R., Disenhof, C., Sim, L., Nelson, J., Thimmisetty, C., Mark-Moser, M., Barkhurst, A. Adapting the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Offshore Integrated Assessment Modeling Approach for the Offshore Arctic; NETL-TRS-3-2015; EPAct Technical Report Series; U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Morgantown, WV, 2015; p 40.

Sim, L., Graham, J., Rose, K., Duran, R., Nelson, J., Umhoefer, J., Vielma, J. Developing a Comprehensive Deepwater Blowout and Spill Model; NETL-TRS-9-2015; EPAct Technical Report Series; U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Albany, OR, 2015; p 44.

Sim, L.; Graham, J.; Rose, K.; Duran, R.; Nelson, J.; Umhoefer, J.; Vielma, J. Developing a Comprehensive Deepwater Blowout and Spill Model; NETL-TRS-9-2015; EPAct Technical Report Series; U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Albany, OR, 2015; p 44. DOI: 10.18141/1432302.

Socolofsky, S. A., Adams, E. E., Boufadel, M. C., Aman, Z. M., Johansen, Ø., Konkel, W. J., Lindo, D., Mads, M. N., North, E. W., Paris-Limouzy, C. B., Rasmussen, D., Reed, M., Rønningen, P., Sim, L. H., Uhrenholdt, T., Anderson, K. G., Cooper, C., and Nedwed, T. J. (2015). “Intercomparison of Oil Spill Prediction Models for Accidental Blowout Scenarios with and without Subsea Chemical Dispersant Injection.” Marine Pollution Bulletin, in press.

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  • NCOM – Navy Coastal Ocean Model
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