{"id":1855,"date":"2016-05-10T14:03:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/?page_id=1855"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:32:12","slug":"what-is-an-oil-spill-trajectory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/?page_id=1855","title":{"rendered":"What is an oil spill trajectory?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:15px;background-color:#21212187\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oilspill-trajectory-poster.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #1855\" style=\"border-radius:15px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oilspill-trajectory-poster.jpg 869w, https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oilspill-trajectory-poster-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oilspill-trajectory-poster-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/oilspill-trajectory-poster-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: min(min(calc(100% - var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl,4rem)), 720px), 869px)) 100vw, min(min(calc(100% - var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl,4rem)), 720px), 869px)\" title=\"What is an oil spill trajectory?\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>During the threat of an oil spill, responders need to know where that spilled oil will go in order to protect shorelines with containment boom, stage clean-up equipment, or close areas for fishing and boating. In order to answer these questions, NOAA oceanographers use specialized computer models to predict the movement of spilled oil on the water surface. They predict where the oil is most likely to go and how soon it may arrive there. During a major spill response, trajectory maps are created to show predictions for the path of spilled oil.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/facts\/oil-spill-trajectory.html\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This  was originally published on https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/facts\/oil-spill-trajectory.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 During the threat of an oil spill, responders need to know where that spilled oil will go in order to protect shorelines with containment boom, stage clean-up equipment, or close areas for fishing and boating. In order to answer these questions, NOAA oceanographers use specialized computer models to predict the movement of spilled oil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1856,"parent":280,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1855","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1855"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2224,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1855\/revisions\/2224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echoesofthelastmind.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}