OIL-SPILL RESEARCH-PROGRAM OF THE US MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Current oil-spill research funded by the US Department of the Interior , Minerals Management Service (MMS), emphasizes technology development in the fields of in situ burning, spill countermeasure standardizatio n using large wave tank testing, remote sensing and oil-spill trajecto ry analysis. Research projects include efforts in large field observat ional programs, surface drifters, and modeling to support trajectory s imulation in the Gulf of Mexico and the Santa Barbara Channel. Researc h progress is outlined with emphasis on data-sharing and collaborative efforts. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.