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
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;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 81
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151545
