Towards an operational system for oil-spill forecast over Spanish waters: Initial developments and implementation test

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 686-703

  Sotillo, M G ^a   Fanjul, E Alvarez ^a   Castanedo, S ^b   Abascal, A J ^b   Menendez, J ^c   Emelianov, M ^d   Olivella, R ^d   Garcia Ladona E ^d   Ruiz Villarreal, M ^e   Conde, J ^f   Gomez M ^a   Conde, P ^e   Gutierrez, A D ^b   Medina, R ^b  

^a Organismo Público Puertos del Estado ^*  (Spain)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c Centro Jovellanos   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^f Instituto Nacional de Meteorología ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Forecast; Oil spill; Operational oceanography; Real time; Spanish waters

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; WATER;

OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY; PRESTIGE CRISIS;

OIL SPILLS;

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; OIL SPILL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; REAL TIME;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXERCISE; FORECASTING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL SPILL; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; SEA; WEATHERING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; FORECASTING; FUEL OILS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEAWATER; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 41249086096     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.12.021     Document Type: Article

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