Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Review Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response Christopher H. Barker 1,* , Vassiliki H. Kourafalou 2,* , CJ Beegle-Krause 3 , Michel Boufadel 4, Mark A. Bourassa 5 , Steve G. Buschang 6 , Yannis Androulidakis 2,7, Eric P. Chassignet 5 , Knut-Frode Dagestad 7 , Donald G. Danmeier 8 , Anusha L. Dissanayake 3,9 , Jerry A. Galt 10, Gregg Jacobs 11 , Guillaume Marcotte 12 , Tamay Özgökmen 2, Nadia Pinardi 13 , Rafael V. Schiller 14 , Scott A. Socolofsky 15, Dalina Thrift-Viveros 1, Brian Zelenke 16, Aijun Zhang 17 and Yangxing Zheng 5 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA;
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