Predictions for oil slicks detected from satellite images using MyOcean forecasting data

Ocean Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1105-1115

  Zodiatis, G ^a   Lardner, R ^a   Solovyov, D ^a   Panayidou, X ^a   De Dominicis, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MARITIME BOUNDARY; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

BLACK SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84879096392     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-8-1105-2012     Document Type: Article

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