Improving a prediction system for oil spills in the Yellow Sea: Effect of tides on subtidal flow

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 85-92

  Kim, Chang Sin ^a,b   Cho, Yang Ki ^b   Choi, Byoung Ju ^c   Jung, Kyung Tae ^d   You, Sung Hyup ^e  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^e National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hebei Spirit; Oil spill; Prediction; Tides; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; FRICTIONAL EFFECTS; HEBEI SPIRIT; KOREAN COASTS; OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; TRAJECTORY SIMULATION; YELLOW SEA;

FRICTION; OIL SPILLS; TIDES; TRAJECTORIES;

FORECASTING;

OIL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; TIDAL CYCLE; TRAJECTORY;

ADVECTION; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIOLIS PHENOMENON; FRICTION; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEA; SIMULATION; SUBTIDAL FLOW; TIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY; WATER FLOW; WIND;

ACCIDENTS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WIND;

KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84875238581     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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