Scientific management of Mediterranean coastal zone: A hybrid ocean forecasting system for oil spill and search and rescue operations

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 5-7, 2006, Pages 361-368

  Jordi, A ^a   Ferrer, M I ^a   Vizoso, G ^a   Orfila, A ^b   Basterretxea, G ^a   Casas, B ^a   Alvarez A ^a   Roig, D ^a   Garau, B ^a   Martinez M ^a   Fernandez V ^a   Fornes A ^a   Ruiz, M ^a   Fornos J J ^c   Balaguer, P ^a   Duarte, C M ^a   Rodriguez I ^d   Alvarez, E ^d   Onken, R ^e   Orfila, P ^f   Tintore J ^a   more..

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^c UIB   (Spain)

^d Area del Medio Fisico   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f Conselleria d' Interior del Govern de les Illes Balears ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Currents; Mediterranean Sea; Oil spill; Operational oceanography; Risk assessment; Search and rescue

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FORECASTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARINE POLLUTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; OIL TANKERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY; SEARCH AND RESCUE;

OIL SPILLS;

COASTAL ZONE; FORECASTING METHOD; MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEAN CURRENT; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL SPILL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SEA; SEA POLLUTION; SHIP;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; FORECASTING; FUEL OILS; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SHIPS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33745044963     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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