The prestige oil spill in Cantabria (Bay of Biscay). Part I: Operational forecasting system for quick response, risk assessment, and protection of natural resources

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1474-1489

  Castanedo, Sonia ^a   Medina, Raúl ^a   Losada, Iñigo J ^a   Vidal, César ^a   Méndez, Fernando J ^a   Osorio, Andrés ^a,b   Juanes, José A ^a   Puente, Araceli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Boom; Emergency response system; Estuary; Spill modeling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; FLOW MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARSH; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAVE MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 33845700035     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0364.1     Document Type: Article

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