Applications
A tracking functionality has been developed by coupling
our
forecast models with the
OpenDrift (https://opendrift.github.io/) software. It has
been set up to run as either an ‘oil spill’ application
or a so-called ‘leeway’ application. The oil
spill application takes many different oil types
into account, their weathering characteristics and how
they get mixed into the water column. The
leeway application has a pre-defined list of 85
different objects, each with their own empirically
determined drift characteristics. Should you require forecast
information about drifting matter, feel free to contact our
team on email:
nc.memela@saeon.nrf.ac.za
or
g.fearon@saeon.nrf.ac.za