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Journal of Environmental Hydrology
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Electronic Journal of the International Association for
Environmental Hydrology
JEH Volume 18 (2010), Paper 17 Posted September 29, 2010 DEVELOPMENT OF A GIS-BASED OIL SPILL MODEL AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE THREE GORGES RESERVOIR
Jiaxing Chen1 2State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China 3China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Ministry of Transport, Beijing, China 4Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection, Beijing, China ABSTRACT A GIS-aided oil spill model was developed to simulate currents and oil transportation in rivers, lakes and reservoirs. The model is a two-dimensional hydrodynamic/oil spill model based on GIS. The use of GIS facilitates and improves communication of the spill behavior. A finite element solution of the Reynolds form of the Navier-Stokes equations for turbulent flows was used to simulate the currents in rivers. Mass conservation theory and wind functions were integrated into an oil spill model. The model was applied to the Three Gorges Reservoir where a 50 ton light oil spill was simulated. Reference: Chen, J., H. Chen, H. Geng, H. Li, and J. Qi. 2010. Development of a GIS-based oil spill model and its application in the Three Gorges Reservoir. Journal of Environmental Hydrology, Vol. 18, Paper 17. CONTACT: He Chen Laboratory of Environment Simulation School of Environment Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875, China E-mail: chenhe@bnu.edu.cn |
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