Refugio GNOME NRDA Oil Trajectory Time Animation

A NOAA GNOME modeled hindcast animation of oil particle trajectories from the 2015 Refugio State Beach pipeline spill. The layer shows particles reaching the shoreline in the affected area of Santa Barbara County, California. The data was produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Response and Restoration for Natural Resource Damage Assessment.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the spatial and temporal spread of an oil spill based on the GNOME model hindcast.
• Assessing shoreline impact zones for natural resource damage assessment based on particle trajectory data.
• Supporting hazards management and mitigation planning for coastal regions based on the modeled spill animation.

Strengths

• Produced by the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Focuses on a specific, documented environmental incident (the May 19, 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill).
• Data is modeled for a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) context, suggesting a formal use case.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Available file formats (PDF, HTML) may limit direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

NOAA GNOME modeled hindcast of oil particles.

Time Range

Related to the May 19, 2015 pipeline rupture and subsequent period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 22:24:54.860716; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Santa Barbara County, California, near Refugio State Beach and the Pacific Ocean.