Oil spill simulation and validation in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf with special reference to the UAE coast

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 184, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 243-254

  Elhakeem, A A ^a   Elshorbagy, W ^b   Chebbi, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Al Ahmadi; Hydrodynamic modeling; Oil spill modeling; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLOW FIELDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OIL SPILLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OIL SPILL MODELING; TIDAL FLUCTUATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLOW FIELDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COASTAL WATER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SPILL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OIL SPILL; SIMULATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 34548214260     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9413-1     Document Type: Article

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