INTRODUCTION
STUDY OF OIL SLICK SPREADING IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS IS IMPORTANT FOR PRESERVING NATURAL ASSETS FROM POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES.
THREE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE COMBINED IN THIS STUDY, TO SIMULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF TOIL SLICK SPREADING AFTER SPILLAGE. THE EFFECT OF LONGSHORE CURRENTS IS PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED. THE MODEL RESULTS ARE COMPARED WITH AN OIL SPILL FIELD DATA NEAR THE COAST OF SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT.