Description
The Seatrack Web system consists of three main parts: forcing in the form of forecasted flow and wind felds, an oil drift model and a graphical user interface. The oil drift model PADM has been jointly developed by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and the Danish Maritime Safety Administration (DAMSA). It is executed whenever a Seatrack Web user requests a simulation. The graphical user interface has been developed at SMHI and is based on open source GIS-server technology, i.e. the user interacts with georeferenced data in a map. The SeaTrack Web tool can be used to analyze the consequences of oil spill drift to a particular sea area, Where does the oil spill drift to in the sea area. The method is selected based on the cooperation with the OpenRisk Project.
Effort
Medium
Complexity
Medium
Method Type
Quantitative
ISO 31000
Risk Analysis - Consequences
Prerequisites
The tool can be accessed at https://stw.smhi.se. Access can be provided upon sending an email to seatrackweb@smhi.se. Provide information about your institution and inform us why you want access to SeaTrack Web. HELCOM members already have access to SeaTrack Web
Basic Approach
- Collect the required data; such as position and oil type;
- Start the simulation in SeaTrack Web;
- Check if the oil will reach near any maritime protection or other sensitive areas.
Advantages
- web-based dynamic solution
- It can be used for different cases
Disadvantages
- Complex situations might be over-simplified
- Difficult to validate the drift results of SeaTrackweb
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