Risk analysis of the vessel traffic in the strait of Istanbul

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1454-1472

  Ulusçu, Özgecan S ^a   Özbaş, Birnur ^b   Altiok, Tayfur ^a   Or, IIhan ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Expert judgment; Maritime traffic; Risk analysis; Risk evaluation; Simulation; Strait of Istanbul

Indexed keywords

EXPERT JUDGMENT; MARITIME TRAFFIC; RISK EVALUATION; SIMULATION; STRAIT OF ISTANBUL;

ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SCHEDULING; SIMULATORS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DATA ACQUISITION; MARINE POLICY; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METEOROLOGY; POLICY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VESSEL;

RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION; TURKEY;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 70349472835     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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