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HeeSook Kang

Assistant Research Scientist
University of Miami / Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
hkang@rsmas.miami.edu

Influence of river induced fronts on hydrocarbon transport

RFP-V
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

A Coordinated Modeling Approach in Support of Oil Spill Tracking

Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO)
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Southeastern Gulf of Mexico Processes Affecting Basin-Wide Connectivity and Hydrocarbon Transport: the Role of Mesoscale Eddies and Upwelling Near Cuba

RFP-VI
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Dataset Available

Model surface fields of currents, temperature, salinity and sea elevation from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) for 2010

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Le Henaff, Matthieu; Kang, HeeSook
Published On: Jul 11 2017 15:05 UTC
File Format: netCDF
DOI: 10.7266/N7NG4NPG
UDI: R5.x281.000:0001
File Size: 6 GB
Dataset Available

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived color index (CI), frontal density, and sea surface temperature (SST) in the Gulf of Mexico between 2016-01-01 and 2018-12-31

Authors: Hu, Chuanimin and Oscar Garcia-Pineda
Published On: Aug 18 2020 21:22 UTC
DOI: 10.7266/n7-dhqm-9q43
UDI: R5.x281.000:0002
File Size: 1.75 GB
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Delineated surface oil slicks from 8-6-2010 to 11-2-2011 at MC20 Taylor Energy oil spill site

Authors: Garcia-Pineda, Oscar
Published On: Mar 19 2018 18:03 UTC
File Format: sbx, dbf, xlsx, pptx, prj, sbn, shp, shx, xml
DOI: 10.7266/N74F1NT4
UDI: R5.x281.000:0003
File Size: 25.73 MB
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Modeled oil particle trajectory fields from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) for selected periods following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill from 2010-04-20 to 2010-07-10

Authors: Hole, L. R., Dagestad, K. F., Röhrs, J., Wettre, C., Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, I., ... & Garcia-Pineda, O.
Published On: Oct 30 2019 16:43 UTC
File Format: nc (netCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-11g0-cq20
UDI: R5.x281.000:0004
File Size: 2.76 GB
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Photos from the MC20 Taylor Oil Spill Site in order to characterize surface oil, May 2016

Authors: Garcia-Pineda, Oscar
Published On: Apr 12 2018 15:25 UTC
File Format: jpg, xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N79S1PD5
UDI: R5.x281.000:0006
File Size: 897.82 MB
Dataset Available

Identification of thick oil features on unmanned aerial system (UAS) imagery

Authors: Garcia-Pineda, Oscar
Published On: Apr 11 2018 16:35 UTC
File Format: xlsx, xml, ovr, tiff, tfw
DOI: 10.7266/N7JS9NTB
UDI: R5.x281.000:0007
File Size: 1.51 GB
Dataset Available

Oil spill statistical assessment at MC-20 Taylor oil spill site from satellite imagery in 2004-2016

Authors: Shaojie Sun and Chuanmin Hu
Published On: Sep 19 2017 19:40 UTC
File Format: csv, cpg, dbf, evf, prj, qtr, sbn, shp, shx, txt, xml
DOI: 10.7266/N7M9072W
UDI: R5.x281.000:0008
File Size: 1.77 MB
Dataset Available ERDDAP

Taylor experiment drifter trajectories (15 minute interval records) near the Taylor site and the Mississippi Delta, April-June 2017

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook
Published On: Jan 19 2018 19:39 UTC
File Format: txt
DOI: 10.7266/N7GH9GC2
UDI: R5.x281.000:0009
File Size: 1.58 MB
Dataset Available

The effects of vertical mixing on the transport of oil spills using the OpenDrift ocean trajectory model with ROMS/NorKyst800 forcing from May 5-11, 2011

Authors: Johannes Röhrs, Knut-Frode Dagestad, Helene Asbjørnsen, Tor Nordam and Jørgen Skancke
Published On: Jun 20 2018 16:39 UTC
File Format: netCDF, txt
DOI: 10.7266/N7ZW1JHS
UDI: R5.x281.000:0010
File Size: 347.13 MB
Dataset Available

List of satellite data acquired during field work operations (April 1 - May 25 2017) around the MC20 oil spill site

Authors: Garcia-Pineda, Oscar
Published On: Jun 18 2018 21:53 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7V69H4N
UDI: R5.x281.000:0011
File Size: 12.47 KB
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Dataset for: The Dynamics of Cuba Anticyclones (CubANs) and Interaction With the Loop Current/Florida Current System

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy, vkourafalou@rsmas.miami.edu; Kang, HeeSook, hkang@rsmas.miami.edu; Androulidakis, Ioannis, iandroulidakis@rsmas.miami.edu
Published On: May 07 2018 16:51 UTC
File Format: csv, dat
DOI: 10.7266/N7833QKC
UDI: R5.x281.000:0012
File Size: 216.46 MB
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METOCEAN drifters (I-SPHERE and I-CODE) near the Taylor site and the Mississippi Delta as part of Taylor experiment, in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2017-04-18 to 2017-05-10

Authors: Hole, Lars
Published On: Oct 10 2018 19:13 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N75719MJ
UDI: R5.x281.000:0013
File Size: 75.28 KB
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Surface model fields of temperature, salinity, currents and sea elevation from the GOM-HYCOM 1/50 from 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Mattieu
Published On: May 17 2019 16:19 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-3s8f-m404
UDI: R5.x281.000:0017
File Size: 6 GB
Dataset Available

Dataset for: Offshore Spreading of Mississippi Waters: Pathways and Vertical Structure Under Eddy Influence

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Matthieu; Androulidakis, Ioannis
Published On: Aug 21 2019 16:08 UTC
File Format: dat, nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-4zwa-jj02
UDI: R5.x281.000:0020
File Size: 2.24 GB
Dataset Available

Vertical fields of temperature, salinity, and currents down to 100m from the GOM-HYCOM 1/50 reference simulation for two periods, 2010-05-20 to 2010-05-27 and 2010-07-02 to 2010-07-10

Authors: Kourafalou, Vily; Kang, HeeSook
Published On: Apr 17 2019 20:28 UTC
File Format: NetCDF
DOI: 10.7266/n7-mw7c-bw15
UDI: R5.x281.000:0021
File Size: 10.72 GB
Dataset Available

Vertical fields of temperature, salinity, and currents down to 100m from the GoM-HYCOM 1/50 NoRiver simulation for two periods, 2010-05-20 to 2010-05-27 and 2010-07-02 to 2010-07-10

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook
Published On: May 06 2019 19:06 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-gh86-8p66
UDI: R5.x281.000:0022
File Size: 10.72 GB
Dataset Available

Dataset for: Classification of oil spill by thicknesses using multiple remote sensors

Authors: Garcia-Pineda, Oscar
Published On: Sep 08 2021 16:04 UTC
File Format: cpg, dbf, prj, sbn, sbx, shp, xml, shx, txt, adf, jpg, xlsx, jgwx
DOI: 10.7266/3AWQ7ZRC
UDI: R5.x281.000:0023
File Size: 88.36 MB
Dataset Available

Dataset for: The effect of vertical mixing on the horizontal drift of oil spills

Authors: Dagestad, Knut-Frode and Johannes Röhrs
Published On: Jan 21 2021 16:01 UTC
File Format: nc
DOI: 10.7266/6XG6NA7F
UDI: R5.x281.000:0024
File Size: 265.28 MB
Dataset Available

Dataset for: Submesoscale and Mesoscale Eddies in the Florida Straits: Observations from Satellite Ocean Color Measurements

Authors: Yingjun Zhang; Chuanmin Hu
Published On: Mar 30 2020 15:06 UTC
File Format: mat, docx, txt, xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-adrz-4567
UDI: R6.x818.000:0001
File Size: 18.37 MB
Dataset Available

MODIS-derived frontal density in the southeast Gulf of Mexico and Florida Straits during 2002-2019

Authors: Zhang, Yingjun and Chuanmin Hu
Published On: Feb 04 2021 17:51 UTC
File Format: mat; doc
DOI: 10.7266/n7-3fvz-at94
UDI: R6.x818.000:0002
File Size: 165.71 MB
Dataset Available

Characteristics and applications of circulation features north of Cuba, southeastern Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida, 2011-2016

Authors: Le Hénaff, Matthieu, Villy Kourafalou, and Lars Hole
Published On: Aug 16 2022 14:08 UTC
File Format: nc, dat, pdf, txt, h5, hdf, tar
DOI: 10.7266/n7-3vmj-nk86
UDI: R6.x818.000:0003
File Size: 22.83 GB
Dataset Available

Surface model fields of currents, temperature, salinity, and sea elevation from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) from 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Matthieu
Published On: Dec 05 2019 21:30 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-e1mg-8e73
UDI: R6.x818.000:0004
File Size: 6 GB
Dataset Available

Surface model fields of currents, temperature, salinity, and sea elevation from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) from 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Matthieu
Published On: Dec 05 2019 22:03 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-ctpa-q845
UDI: R6.x818.000:0005
File Size: 6.02 GB
Dataset Available

Surface model fields of currents, temperature, salinity, and sea elevation from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) from 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Matthieu
Published On: Dec 05 2019 20:31 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-s3t7-ab53
UDI: R6.x818.000:0006
File Size: 6 GB
Dataset Available

Surface model fields of currents, temperature, salinity, and sea elevation from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) from 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Matthieu
Published On: Dec 05 2019 22:18 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-a6wv-rj68
UDI: R6.x818.000:0007
File Size: 6 GB
Dataset Available

Surface model fields of currents, temperature, salinity, and sea elevation from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) from 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Matthieu
Published On: Dec 05 2019 22:34 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-0gwc-ex81
UDI: R6.x818.000:0008
File Size: 6.02 GB
Dataset Available

Surface model fields of currents, temperature, salinity, and sea elevation from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) from 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31

Authors: Kourafalou, Villy; Kang, HeeSook; Le Henaff, Matthieu
Published On: Dec 05 2019 22:43 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/n7-memc-es11
UDI: R6.x818.000:0009
File Size: 6 GB
Dataset Available

Passive particles trajectories derived from the GoM-HYCOM model (1/50 deg resolution) in the Straits of Florida from 2010-05-01 to 2011-08-01

Authors: Androulidakis, Yannis, Vassiliki Kourafalou, Matthieu Le Hénaff, and HeeSook Kang
Published On: Jan 10 2022 15:34 UTC
File Format: dat, doc
DOI: 10.7266/88M3XXQW
UDI: R6.x818.000:0010
File Size: 1.05 MB
Dataset Available

Dataset for: Gulf Stream evolution through the Straits of Florida: the role of eddies and upwelling near Cuba

Authors: Androulidakis, Yannis, Vassiliki Kourafalou, Matthieu Le Hénaff, HeeSook Kang, and Chuanmin Hu
Published On: Oct 22 2020 14:39 UTC
File Format: png, docx, dat
DOI: 10.7266/6EMHT4E1
UDI: R6.x818.000:0011
File Size: 1.07 MB
Dataset Available Cold Storage

Dataset for: Long term simulations of potential oil spills around Cuba

Authors: Hole, Lars Robert
Published On: May 24 2021 19:52 UTC
File Format: nc (NetCDF)
DOI: 10.7266/ABJRN4QK
UDI: R6.x818.000:0012
File Size: 2.1 GB
Dataset Available

Modeling the 2007 west Florida coastal ocean by downscaling from the deep ocean, across the continental shelf and into the estuaries.

Authors: Zheng, Lianyuan, and Robert Weisberg
Published On: Sep 20 2014 01:04 UTC
File Format: .ll, .dat, matlab .m, .mat
DOI: 10.7266/N7V122QH
UDI: Y1.x053.000:0001
File Size: 250.44 MB
Dataset Available

Evolution of the Loop Current system during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event as observed with drifters and satellites

Authors: Liu, Yonggang, et al.
Published On: Sep 20 2014 01:03 UTC
File Format: netCDF
DOI: 10.7266/N7Q81B1N
UDI: Y1.x053.000:0002
File Size: 54.6 MB
Dataset Available

Trajectory forecast as a rapid response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 2010.

Authors: Liu, Yonggang, et al.
Published On: Sep 20 2014 01:02 UTC
File Format: netCDF
DOI: 10.7266/N7KK98QP
UDI: Y1.x053.000:0003
File Size: 114.12 MB
Dataset Available

Tracking Subsurface Oil in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Well Blowout, 2010-04-20, 2011-03-22.

Authors: Weisberg, Robert, Lianyuan Zheng, and Yonggang Liu
Published On: Sep 20 2014 00:36 UTC
File Format: ASCII and Matlab .mat data file
DOI: 10.7266/N7FT8J0C
UDI: Y1.x053.000:0004
File Size: 27.8 MB

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Le Hénaff, M., Kang, H., & Ntaganou, N. (2021). The Role of Mesoscale Dynamics over Northwestern Cuba in the Loop Current Evolution in 2010, during the Deepwater Horizon Incident. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(2), 188. doi:10.3390/jmse9020188

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Le Hénaff, M., Kang, H., Ntaganou, N., & Hu, C. (2020). Gulf Stream evolution through the Straits of Florida: the role of eddies and upwelling near Cuba. Ocean Dynamics. doi:10.1007/s10236-020-01381-5

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Le Hénaff, M., Kang, H., Sutton, T., Chen, S., … Ntaganou, N. (2019). Offshore spreading of Mississippi waters: pathways and vertical structure under eddy influence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi:10.1029/2018jc014661

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Özgökmen, T., Garcia-Pineda, O., Lund, B., Le Hénaff, M., … Horstmann, J. (2018). Influence of River-Induced Fronts on Hydrocarbon Transport: A Multiplatform Observational Study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi:10.1029/2017jc013514

Androulidakis, Y., Kourafalou, V., Robert Hole, L., Le Hénaff, M., & Kang, H. (2020). Pathways of Oil Spills from Potential Cuban Offshore Exploration: Influence of Ocean Circulation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(7), 535. doi:10.3390/jmse8070535

Garcia-Pineda, O., Androulidakis, Y., Le Hénaff, M., Kourafalou, V., Hole, L. R., Kang, H., … DiPinto, L. (2020). Measuring oil residence time with GPS-drifters, satellites, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110644. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110644

Garcia-Pineda, O., Staples, G., Jones, C. E., Hu, C., Holt, B., Kourafalou, V., … Haces-Garcia, F. (2020). Classification of oil spill by thicknesses using multiple remote sensors. Remote Sensing of Environment, 236, 111421. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2019.111421

Hole, L. R., Dagestad, K.-F., Röhrs, J., Wettre, C., Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y., … Garcia-Pineda, O. (2019). The DeepWater Horizon Oil Slick: Simulations of River Front Effects and Oil Droplet Size Distribution. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7(10), 329. doi:10.3390/jmse7100329

Hole, L. R., de Aguiar, V., Dagestad, K.-F., Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y., Kang, H., … Calzada, A. (2021). Long term simulations of potential oil spills around Cuba. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167, 112285. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112285

Kourafalou, V., Androulidakis, Y., Le Hénaff, M., & Kang, H. (2017). The Dynamics of Cuba Anticyclones (CubANs) and Interaction With the Loop Current/Florida Current System. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(10), 7897–7923. doi:10.1002/2017jc012928

Le Hénaff, M., Kourafalou, V. H., Androulidakis, Y., Smith, R. H., Kang, H., Hu, C., & Lamkin, J. T. (2020). In Situ Measurements of Circulation Features Influencing Cross‐Shelf Transport Around Northwest Cuba. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(7). doi:10.1029/2019jc015780

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Hu, C., & Zheng, L. (2011). Trajectory Forecast as a Rapid Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Geophysical Monograph Series, 153–165. doi:10.1029/2011gm001121

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Hu, C., Kovach, C., & Riethmüller, R. (2011). Evolution of the Loop Current System During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Event as Observed With Drifters and Satellites. Geophysical Monograph Series, 91–101. doi:10.1029/2011gm001127

Röhrs, J., Dagestad, K.-F., Asbjørnsen, H., Nordam, T., Skancke, J., Jones, C. E., & Brekke, C. (2018). The effect of vertical mixing on the horizontal drift of oil spills. Ocean Science, 14(6), 1581–1601. doi:10.5194/os-14-1581-2018

Sun, S., Hu, C., Garcia-Pineda, O., Kourafalou, V., Le Hénaff, M., & Androulidakis, Y. (2018). Remote sensing assessment of oil spills near a damaged platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 136, 141–151. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.004

Weisberg, R. H., Zheng, L., & Liu, Y. (2011). Tracking Subsurface Oil in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Well Blowout. Geophysical Monograph Series, 205–215. doi:10.1029/2011gm001131

Zhang, Y., Hu, C., Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., & Kourafalou, V. H. (2019). Submesoscale and Mesoscale Eddies in the Florida Straits: Observations from Satellite Ocean Color Measurements. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(22), 13262–13270. doi:10.1029/2019gl083999

Zheng, L., & Weisberg, R. H. (2012). Modeling the west Florida coastal ocean by downscaling from the deep ocean, across the continental shelf and into the estuaries. Ocean Modelling, 48, 10–29. doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.02.002