• Assessing ocean ensemble drift predictions by comparison with observed oil slicks 

      Martins de Aguiar, Victor Cesar; Röhrs, Johannes; Johansson, Malin; Eltoft, Torbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-16)
      Geophysical models are cornerstone pieces in marine forecasting of floating objects and pollution, such as marine surface oil slicks. Trajectory forecasts of oil spills inherit the uncertainties from the underlying geophysical forcing. In this work we compare the forecast capabilities of an ocean ensemble prediction system (EPS) to those from a higher resolution deterministic model on ...
    • Barents-2.5km v2.0: an operational data-assimilative coupled ocean and sea ice ensemble prediction model for the Barents Sea and Svalbard 

      Röhrs, Johannes; Gusdal, Yvonne; Rikardsen, Edel S. U.; Durán Moro, Marina; Brændshøi, Jostein; Kristensen, Nils Melsom; Fritzner, Sindre Markus; Wang, Keguang; Sperrevik, Ann Kristin; Idzanovic, Martina; Lavergne, Thomas; Debernard, Jens Boldingh; Christensen, Kai Håkon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-22)
      An operational ocean and sea ice forecast model, Barents-2.5, is implemented for short-term forecasting at the coast off northern Norway, the Barents Sea, and the waters around Svalbard. Primary forecast parameters are sea ice concentration (SIC), sea surface temperature (SST), and ocean currents. The model also provides input data for drift modeling of pollutants, icebergs, and search-and-rescue ...
    • The effect of vertical mixing on the horizontal drift of oil spills 

      Röhrs, Johannes; Dagestad, Knut-Frode; Asbjørnsen, Helene; Nordam, Tor; Skancke, Jørgen; Jones, Cathleen; Brekke, Camilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-21)
      Vertical and horizontal transport mechanisms for marine oil spills are investigated using numerical model simulations. To realistically resolve the 3-D development of a spill on the ocean surface and in the water column, recently published parameterizations for the vertical mixing of oil spills are implemented in the open-source trajectory framework OpenDrift (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1300358, ...
    • Integrated analysis of multi-sensor datasets and oil drift simulations - a free floating oil experiment in the open ocean 

      Brekke, Camilla; Espeseth, Martine; Dagestad, Knut-Frode; Röhrs, Johannes; Hole, Lars Robert; Reigber, Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-20)
      A free‐floating oil spill experiment (two oil types) in the open ocean is described, and the results from slick characterization through integrated analysis of drift simulations with remote sensing and in situ data are discussed. We compare oil drift simulations (OpenOil), applying various configurations of wind, wave, and current information, with the observed slick positions and shape. We describe ...