@Article{TessaroloInnoBarrGonį:2021:FoDiDe,
               author = "Tessarolo, Luciana de Freitas and Innocentini, Valdir and Barreto, 
                         Fernando T{\'u}lio Camilo and Gon{\c{c}}alves, Iury Angelo",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade Federal do 
                         Esp{\'{\i}}rito Santo (UFES)}",
                title = "Formation, dissolution, and decomposition of gas hydrates in a 
                         numerical model for oil and gas from deepwater blowouts",
              journal = "Marine Pollution Bulletin",
                 year = "2021",
               volume = "165",
                pages = "e112103",
                month = "Apr.",
             keywords = "Oil and gas blowouts, Deepwater, Hydrates, Numerical modelling, 
                         Evaluation.",
             abstract = "In ocean conditions of low temperature and high pressure, gas can 
                         be converted into hydrates, impacting the behavior of plumes from 
                         oil and gas blowouts. This study presented and evaluated 
                         formulations to parameterize the processes of formation, 
                         dissolution, and decomposition of hydrates implemented in a 
                         numerical model that simulates the fate of oil and gas releases in 
                         deepwater. Comparisons between the model results and available 
                         observations showed a good agreement. Numerical experiments were 
                         performed to understand the plume behavior with the presence of 
                         hydrates from blowouts at different depths. The analysis of the 
                         dynamics of the plume composed of water and gas showed that the 
                         hydrate formation increases the plume density and reduces its 
                         acceleration due to the buoyancy. As expected, the deeper the 
                         blowout, the greater the mass of hydrate in the plume and slower 
                         its displacement, spending more time to complete the disappearance 
                         of the hydrate.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112103",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112103",
                 issn = "0025-326X",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "tessarolo_formation.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "09 maio 2024"
}