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GNOME (the General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment)
Entry ID: GNOME-NOAA
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Summary
Abstract: GNOME (the General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment) is a free computer program
you can use to
- predict how wind, currents, and other processes might move and spread oil
spilled on the water.

- learn how predicted oil trajectories are affected by inexactness
("uncertainty") in current and wind observations and forecasts.

- see how spilled oil is predicted to change chemically and physically
("weather") during the time that it remains on the water surface.

To use GNOME, you describe a spill scenario by entering information into the
program; GNOME then creates and displays an oil spill "movie" showing the
predicted trajectory of the oil spilled in your scenario. Along with GNOME,
most users also will want to download the location files for their regions of
interest. Location files contain prepackaged tide and current data and make it
easier to work with GNOME.

"http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/response-tools/gnome.html"
Related URL
Link: GET SERVICE > GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Description: Download a Windows or Macintosh version of GNOME and view instructions for
installing and running it.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: GNOME FAQ Answers to frequently-asked questions about GNOME, including
questions about getting location files and making Diagnostic Save Files, and a
list of the known bugs in GNOME.
Service Citation
Originators: Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA
Title: GNOME (the General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment)
Release_Date: 2004-06-28
Provider: Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA
Edition: v. 1.2.5
URL: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-sp...
Service Keywords
REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES >KNOWLEDGE/DECISION SYSTEMS   [Definition]
MODELS >PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS   [Definition]
MODELS >SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS   [Definition]
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS >OIL SPILLS   [Definition]
OCEANS >COASTAL PROCESSES >LONGSHORE CURRENTS   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN CHEMISTRY   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN CIRCULATION >OCEAN CURRENTS   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN CIRCULATION   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN WAVES >WIND WAVES   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN WINDS >SURFACE WINDS   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN WINDS   [Definition]
OCEANS >TIDES >TIDAL CURRENTS   [Definition]
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
INLAND WATERS
OCEANS
Service Provider
Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Service Provider Personnel
Name: NOAA OR&R
Phone: 301-713-2989
Fax: 301-713-4389
Email: ORR.Library at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
Office of Response and Restoration
NOAA
1305 East-West Highway
 City: Silver Spring
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20910
Country: USA
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

NOAA'S GNOME
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 301-713-2989
Fax: 301-713-4389
Email: ORR.GNOME at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
Office of Response and Restoration
NOAA
1305 East-West Highway
City: Silver Spring
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20910
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2004-11-30
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-05-17
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