Skip to main content
University of New Hampshire
  • Apply
  • Contact
  • Maps & Directions
  • Storm
  • myCourses
  • Give
  • A-Z
  • Social UNH
≡

Coastal Response Research Center and Center for Spills and Environmental Hazards

  • Home
  • UNH Home
  • Search

Search form

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Advisory Board
    • CRRC Affiliates
    • Center Funded Research
    • Project Liaisons
    • Science Advisory Panel
    • Staff
    • Join us on Facebook
  • Data Management
  • Dispersant Science
    • Dispersant Science Initiative
  • Workshops
  • Working Groups
    • AMSM - Arctic Maritime Spill Response Modeling Working Groups
    • Dispersants Working Group
      • Events
      • Funding Opportunities
      • Members
      • Research
      • Resources
    • EDDM Working Group
      • Resources
    • Long-Term Data Management Working Groups
      • News and Events LTDM
      • Resources LTDM
    • Modeling Working Group
      • Physical Transport Subgroup
      • Oil Spill Modeling: Physical Fates and Behavior Subgroup
      • Response Modeling Subgroup
      • Biological Effects Model Subgroup
      • General Information
      • Meetings
      • Members
    • SCAT Working Groups
      • News and Events
      • Resources
    • Submerged Oil Working Group
      • Events
      • Funding
      • Members
      • Research & Resources
    • Toxicity Working Group
  • Outreach
    • ADAC IoNS - Readings and Resources
    • ERMA Seminar
    • Past Outreach
    • RFP
    • Related Links

Working Groups

  • AMSM - Arctic Maritime Spill Response Modeling Working Groups
  • Dispersants Working Group
  • EDDM Working Group
  • Long-Term Data Management Working Groups
  • Modeling Working Group
  • SCAT Working Groups
  • Submerged Oil Working Group
    • Events
    • Funding
    • Members
    • Research & Resources
  • Toxicity Working Group

Submerged Oil Working Group

With increased reliance on heavier crude oils and refined products to fill the current energy demands, the proportion of oil spills involving subsurface oil is also on the rise. Submerged oils provide unique response challenges in oil detection, tracking, remobilization, fate and transport modeling, containment, and recovery.

In light of these challenges, the Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) have partnered to address the detection, monitoring, modeling and recovery of submerged oil and are committed to coordinating programs and leveraging resources to better address these issues.

To better coordinate and direct these research efforts, CRRC hosted a Submerged Oil - State of Practice workshop on December 12-13, 2006. To visit the workshop webpage, click here>> to evaluate the state of the practice and identify research needs to improve response to and restoration of spills of submerged oil. The overall workshop goal was to work together to identify research needs information on submerged oil pertaining to the following response and restoration topics:

  • Detection and Monitoring
  • Fate and Transport
  • Containment and Recovery (including Protection of Water Intakes)
  • Effects and Restoration

The CRRC Submerged Oil Workshop Report is available here>>

This Submerged Oil Working Group was a direct outcome of this 2006 workshop and continues to meet annually in order to collaborate on proposed research regarding submerged oil.

NOAA logo      UNH logo      

Copyright © 2004-2021, Coastal Response Research Center
A partnership between the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of New Hampshire

The University of New Hampshire
Main Street, Durham, NH 03824  •  603-862-1234
400 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH  •  603-641-4101

USNH Privacy Policies  •  USNH Terms of Use  •  ADA Acknowledgement  •  Contact the Webmaster