ESA's Envisat Satellite Radar Image (17-11-2002 10h45m UTC)

Mohid Simulation (17-11-2002 10h00m UTC)

Forcing Conditions:

- Wind (spatial / temporal variation; prediction from operational model of MeteoGalicia)

- Hydrodynamics: 16 layers with constant density (density vertical gradient from  climatological values)

- Vertical turbulence (GOTM model)

- 10 Km spatial step

References:

Modelling Oil Spills in MOHID

Mohid Description (PDF, 0.5 Mb)

Lagrangian Module

A Model for Ocean Circulation on the Iberian Coast (PDF, 1.2Mb)