An oil spill model for Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait, Alaska

摘要

The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Committee (CIRCAC) and the Prince William Sound regional Citizens Committee (PWSRCAC) have jointly produced an oil spill model that encompasses Cook Inlet as well as Shelikof Straight and a small part of hte Gulf of Alaska. The modeled region is approxiamtely 400 Km by 400 Km. Cook Inlet is a resonant basin with tidal ranges in some areas on the order of 10 meters with extensive areas that go dry at low tide and currents i nexcess of 5 Kts. Because of the large currents and current variations in Cook Inlet it was necessary to place considerable emphasis on a flow model to construct an oil spill model.