Simulating the fate of an oil spill near coastal zones: The case of a spill (from a power plant) at the Greek Island of Lesvos

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-177

  Papadimitrakis, J ^a   Psaltaki, M ^b   Christolis, M ^b   Markatos, N C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b School of Chemical Engineering   (Greece)

Author keywords

Oil spill; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DISSOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WEATHERING;

3-D HYDRODYNAMIC FIELD; GREEK ISLAND OF LESVOS; HYPOTHETICAL OIL SPILLS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

OIL SPILLS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; LESBOS; NORTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 28844485707     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2004.04.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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