Decision support system for emergency management of oil spill accidents in the Mediterranean Sea
| Title: | Decision support system for emergency management of oil spill accidents in the Mediterranean Sea |
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| Authors: | S. Liubartseva, G. Coppini, N. Pinardi, M. De Dominicis, R. Lecci, G. Turrisi, S. Cretì, S. Martinelli, P. Agostini, P. Marra, F. Palermo |
| Source: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol 16, Iss 8, Pp 2009-2020 (2016) |
| Publisher Information: | Copernicus Publications, 2016. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Collection: | LCC:Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering LCC:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation LCC:Environmental sciences LCC:Geology |
| Subject Terms: | Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering, TD1-1066, Geography. Anthropology. Recreation, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Geology, QE1-996.5 |
| More Details: | This paper presents an innovative web-based decision support system to facilitate emergency management in the case of oil spill accidents, called WITOIL (Where Is The Oil). The system can be applied to create a forecast of oil spill events, evaluate uncertainty of the predictions, and calculate hazards based on historical meteo-oceanographic datasets. To compute the oil transport and transformation, WITOIL uses the MEDSLIK-II oil spill model forced by operational meteo-oceanographic services. Results of the modeling are visualized through Google Maps. A special application for Android is designed to provide mobile access for competent authorities, technical and scientific institutions, and citizens. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1561-8633 1684-9981 2009-2016 |
| Relation: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/16/2009/2016/nhess-16-2009-2016.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1561-8633; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-9981 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/nhess-16-2009-2016 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/ba3b961e1ad54b0ea90c9285f27b70b9 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.ba3b961e1ad54b0ea90c9285f27b70b9 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 15618633 16849981 20092016 |
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| DOI: | 10.5194/nhess-16-2009-2016 |
| Published in: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Language: | English |