Simulating Oil Spill Evolution and Environmental Impact with Specialized Software: A Case Study for the Black Sea
Journal: Sustainability
Year: 2025

Oil spills represent a significant environmental hazard, particularly in marine ecosystems, where their impacts extend to coastal infrastructure, biodiversity, and economic activities. This study utilizes GNOME v.47.2 (General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment) and ADIOS2 v.2.10.2 (Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills) to simulate and analyze oil spill dynamics in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea, focusing on trajectory prediction, hydrocarbon weathering, and shoreline contamination ris