Simulation of oil spills near environmentally sensitive areas in Egyptian coastal waters

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-18

  Nasr, Peter ^a   Smith, Edward ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Contingency plan; Egyptian coasts; Emulsion viscosity; Environmentally sensitive areas; Oil spills; Simulation; Slick trajectory

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; SEAWATER;

EMULSION VISCOSITY; SPILL TRAJECTORY; WATER CURRENT MAPS;

OIL SPILLS;

PETROLEUM; SEA WATER;

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OIL SPILLS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; SEAWATER;

COASTAL WATER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; OIL SPILL; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EGYPT; EMULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCEAN CURRENT; OIL SPILL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOURISM; VISCOSITY; WATER TRANSPORT; WIND;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34248353418     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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