DocumentCode
2817686
Title
A Critical Review of Oil Spill Risk Analysis
Author
Tharakan, Geverghese G. ; Psaraftis, Harilaos N.
Author_Institution
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear
1981
fDate
16-18 Sept. 1981
Firstpage
933
Lastpage
938
Abstract
The literature on oil spill risk analysis is reviewed. Various results on the locational distribution of oil spills, spill frequencies and spill volumes are provided. A comprehensive methodological framework is developed for analyzing oil spill risk to a given geographical region.
Keywords
marine pollution; oceanographic techniques; risk analysis; geographical region; oil spill frequencies; oil spill locational distribution; oil spill risk analysis; Bars; Boats; Cities and towns; Frequency; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Pipelines; Risk analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 81
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151545
Filename
1151545
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