Operational Model for Prediction Circulation and Transport of Oil Spills in the Black Sea

An operational model for the prediction of circulation and transport of oil spill in the Black Sea is presented. The hydrodynamic block is developed on the basis of the DieCAST high-resolution low-dissipative model adapted to the Black Sea. The oil spill transport block is constructed on the basis of the random walk approach, which allows predicting motion of individual particles, the assembly of which represents the oil spill. The numerical experiments show that the model reproduces with high accuracy the principal features of the Black sea dynamics, including the genesis of the mesoscale nearshore anticyclonic eddies, and predicts the transport and dispersal of oil pollution in the Sea.