Distribution and characteristics of oil droplets from the DWH spill: a simulation using the Connectivity Modeling System coupled nearfield-farfield models

This dataset presents droplet distribution (latitude, longitude, depth) and characteristics (density, diameter, composition based on 19 pseudo-compounds) over time (two months). The origin of the droplets is the trap-height between the near and far field of the DHW, and results correspond to one hour of oil flux. Data were obtained using newly developed modules of the Connectivity Modeling System (CMS, Paris et al., 2013, oil citation), which allows for the coupling of near field model output, so complex oil droplets can be used for the modeling. This simulation receives as input the fields from the TAMOC model, simulating the flow from the DHW wellhead on May/2/2010, at 0:00hr. Oil droplets are advected through the water column by using output the hydrodynamic model GoM-HYCOM (https://hycom.org/data/goml0pt04/expt-20pt1), from May/2010 to August/2010. These results are essential to improve the hindcast of oil dispersal along the water column.