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Calculating Stokes Drift: Problem!!! Stokes Drift Can Be Calculated a Number of Ways, Depending on the Specific Wave Parameters Available Quantitative Investigation of Stokes Drift as a Surface Transport Mechanism for Oil Plan and Progress Matthew Clark Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University Introduction: Demonstrable Examples of Stokes Drift In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) exploded and sank, triggering a massive oil spill in the in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: northern Gulf of Mexico. The oil was transported both along the ocean surface and at various depths. The response of various government, private, and academic entities in dealing with the spill The plots below show how large Stokes drift velocities can be at any given time, based on primarily was enormous and swift. A great deal of data was collected. This data can be used to verify and wave speed and height. Obviously these factors are dependent on weather conditions, but the tune oil-spill trajectory models, leading to greater accuracy. largest values can approach 15-20 km/day of lateral motion due solely to Stokes drift. This alone demonstrates the importance of properly calculating or parameterizing Stokes drift in an oil- One of the efforts by governments in particular was the use of specialized oil-spill trajectory models trajectory model. to predict the location and movement of the surface oil slicks, in order to more efficiently direct resources for cleanup and impact mitigation. While these models did a reasonable job overall, there is room for improvement. Figure 2: Stokes drift calculated for April 28, 2010 at 03Z. A cold front was moving south across the region, prompting offshore flow. The maximum magnitude shown here is about Stokes Drift in Oil Trajectory Models: 10 km/day. Stokes drift is the lateral movement of particles due to the orbital motion of waves. The relative magnitude of Stokes drift compared to current speed can be larger in shallow water, due both to weaker shallow water currents and, particularly close to shore, larger waves. Clearly, Stokes drift could be a very important factor in successfully predicting oil beaching. Sobey and Barker (1997) showed that Stokes drift appears to play a role in the transport of oil on a water surface. However, to date the most widely-used oil-spill models do not handle Stokes drift in a Figure 3: Stokes drift calculated for April 30, detailed manner. In fact, some ignore it completely, while others approximate Stokes drift as a 2010 at 12Z. Strong onshore winds dominate percentage of wind drift, at a specified small angle to one side of the wave direction (Liu, 2011). wave direction here. Note the increasing magnitude of the Stokes drift velocities in shallower water. Surface oil locations can be detected using satellite imagery and wind stress observations (Lindsley 2012), by looking visually for patches of discolored surface and correlating them with areas of higher wind speeds. This works because oil has a dual effect of both damping waves and providing a less rough surface overall, leading to less air-sea friction and higher winds. It has been further shown (Heath 2011) from DWH observations that Stokes drift can have a very significant impact on the movement of surface oil, meaning that further quantitative investigation into the magnitude of Stokes drift will prove useful (Le Hénaff 2012) Figure 4: Stokes drift calculated for May 15, 2010 at 00Z. The weather is fairly quiescent, leading to smaller waves and thus smaller Stokes drift velocities. Figure 1: Stokes drift is the lateral motion of a particle induced by the orbital motion of the particle as a wave passes (Wikipedia) Figure 5: Stokes drift calculated for May 30, 2010 at 18Z. A “hole” of missing data is apparent, which arises from missing wave period data in the Wavewatch III dataset for this time. This is an unresolved issue that must still be dealt with. Calculating Stokes Drift: Problem!!! Stokes drift can be calculated a number of ways, depending on the specific wave parameters available. For this study, Wavewatch III v.2.22 hindcast data at 4’ horizontal resolution along the Gulf coast is being used. This data includes significant wave height, peak period, and average wave direction information on a 3-hour time step. Using these parameters, Stokes drift can be calculated using equations from Pond (1978): Still to do / Issues to solve: Us: Magnitude of Stokes 2 2 drift at water surface • The Wavewatch missing wave period data issue needs to be resolved, either through For conditions where d > L/2: p h U S = c h: Wave height interpolation, or by using the COWAST model to attain full-field wave data. L2 L: Wavelength • Calculate Stokes drift trajectories 2 2 k p h cosh(2kd) : Wave number •Statistical analysis, e.g. “How much does Stokes drift accumulate over an average 3 For conditions where d < L/20: U = c d S L2 sinh 2 (kd) : Water depth days? c: Wave speed •Quantifiably demonstrate the impact of Stokes drift For “in-between” conditions: A weighted average of the above equations based on the ratio of d and L. Wave length, speed and number are all calculated from the wave period. References: Heath, Nicolas. "Determining the Effects of Stokes Drift on the Movement of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico." (2011). Le Hénaff, Matthieu, et al. "Surface Evolution of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Patch: Combined Effects of Circulation and Wind-Induced Drift." Environmental science & technology 46.13 (2012): 7267-7273. Lindsley, Richard D., and David G. Long. "Mapping Surface Oil Extent From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Using ASCAT Backscatter." Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 50.7 (2012): 2534-2541. Liu, Y., R.H. Weisberg, C. Hu, and L. Zheng "Tracking the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A modeling perspective,” Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union.,92 (2011), , 45–46. Pickard, George L. Introductory dynamic oceanography. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1978. Sobey, R.J., and C.H. Barker(1997), Wave-driven transport of surface oil,J. Coas. Res.13, 490–496..
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