A modeling approach toward oil spill management along the Eastern Mediterranean

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-102

  El Fadel, M ^a   Abdallah, R ^a   Rachid, G ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Jiyeh oil spill; Lebanon; MEDSLIK

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; FUEL OILS; MARINE POLLUTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEAWATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; HEAVY FUEL-OIL; JIYEH OIL SPILL; LEBANON; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDSLIK; MODELING APPROACH; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL-POWER PLANTS;

OIL SPILLS;

FUEL OIL; SEA WATER;

ACCIDENT; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; EVAPORATION; OIL SPILL; PARAMETERIZATION; SEAWATER; SHORELINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WATER COLUMN; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LEBANON; MEASUREMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILL MANAGEMENT; PROCESS MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE WATERS; SEASHORE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME; WEATHERING;

JIYEH; LEBANON; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MONT LIBAN;

EID: 84866166939     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.035     Document Type: Article

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