Oil spill sensitivity analysis and risk assessment for Gulf of Kachchh, India, using integrated modeling

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1251-1258

  Kankara, R S ^a   Subramanian, B R ^a  

^a Ministry of Earth Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Contingency planning; Corals; Ecosystem; GIS; Modeling; Mudflats; Oil spill

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUDFLAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; GULF OF KUTCH; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF; SOUTH ASIA;

ANTHOZOA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 35348905158     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0362.1     Document Type: Article

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