About this Research Topic
For this Research Topic, we invite papers that explore the fate of hydrocarbons in the ocean using multi-components numerical models. In particular, we encourage studies that explore the relationship between two or more processes, including microbial ecology, sediment transport, oil/gas plumes, and physical mixing and transport processes. We also welcome papers on related experimental aspects of these topics, i.e. that can contribute to modeling parameterization, calibration, and verification.
We especially welcome Original Research, Methods, Reviews, Mini-Reviews, Technology Reports, Data Reports and Perspectives that explore the following themes or other related topics:
• Multiphase hydrocarbon plume dynamics
• Microbial interaction with hydrocarbons
• Ecosystem response to released hydrocarbons
• Surface slick trajectory prediction
• Oil weathering
• Marine Oil Snow (MOS) and Oil Mineral Aggregates (OMAs) formation
• Numerical techniques
Prof. Andrew Manning is employed by HR Wallingford. The other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic theme.
Keywords: numerical modeling, hydrocarbons, sediment transport, microbial ecosystems, coupled models, Marine Oil Snow, Oil Mineral Aggregates, ocean circulation, ocean mixing, ocean waves, laboratory simulations
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