Refugio GNOME NRDA Shoreline Oiling Model for May 25, 2015

NOAA GNOME modeled hindcast of particles of oil reaching the shoreline from the May 19, 2015 pipeline rupture near Refugio State Beach, California. The dataset represents an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil that flowed into the Pacific Ocean. It was created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for investigating environmental impacts and determining restoration needs.

Use Cases

• Modeling oil spill trajectory and shoreline contact based on the GNOME hindcast particles.
• Assessing environmental degradation for Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) based on the described oil flow and spread.
• Supporting hazards mitigation and management planning based on the modeled spill scenario.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of oiling along the California coastline based on the geospatial model output.

Strengths

• Modeled data for a specific, documented event (May 19, 2015 spill).
• Produced by the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Focuses on a defined geographic area near Refugio State Beach, California.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to modeling a single event.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

NOAA GNOME (General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment) modeled hindcast.

Time Range

Modeled for May 25, 2015, following the May 19, -15 spill.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:29:36.664611; freshness should be verified

Geography

Pacific Ocean shoreline near Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.