Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea
The study aims at the identification of areas in the Baltic Sea from where potential pollution is transported to vulnerable regions. Generally, there is higher risk of ship accidents along the shipping routes and along the approaching routes to the harbors. The spreading of harmful substances is mai...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:21841 2023-05-15T15:45:42+02:00 Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea Lehmann, Andreas Hinrichsen, Hans-Harald Getzlaff, Klaus 2014-04-25 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/21841/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/21841/1/ber19-140.pdf en eng Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publ. Board https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/21841/1/ber19-140.pdf Lehmann, A., Hinrichsen, H. H. and Getzlaff, K. (2014) Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea. Open Access Boreal Environment Research, 19 (2). pp. 140-152. cc_by info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2014 ftoceanrep 2023-04-07T15:10:01Z The study aims at the identification of areas in the Baltic Sea from where potential pollution is transported to vulnerable regions. Generally, there is higher risk of ship accidents along the shipping routes and along the approaching routes to the harbors. The spreading of harmful substances is mainly controlled by prevailing atmospheric conditions and wind-induced local sea surface currents. Especially, spawning, nursery and tourist areas are considered high-vulnerable areas. With sophisticated high resolution numerical models, the complex current system of the Baltic Sea has been simulated, and with subsequent drift modeling areas of reduced risk or high-risk areas for environmental pollution could be identified. In a further step, optimum fairways of reduced risk could be obtained by following probability minima of coastal hits or maxima for the time it takes to reach the coast. The results could be useful for environmental management for the maritime industry to minimize the risk of environmental pollution in case of ship accidents. Article in Journal/Newspaper Boreal Environment Research OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) |
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The study aims at the identification of areas in the Baltic Sea from where potential pollution is transported to vulnerable regions. Generally, there is higher risk of ship accidents along the shipping routes and along the approaching routes to the harbors. The spreading of harmful substances is mainly controlled by prevailing atmospheric conditions and wind-induced local sea surface currents. Especially, spawning, nursery and tourist areas are considered high-vulnerable areas. With sophisticated high resolution numerical models, the complex current system of the Baltic Sea has been simulated, and with subsequent drift modeling areas of reduced risk or high-risk areas for environmental pollution could be identified. In a further step, optimum fairways of reduced risk could be obtained by following probability minima of coastal hits or maxima for the time it takes to reach the coast. The results could be useful for environmental management for the maritime industry to minimize the risk of environmental pollution in case of ship accidents. |
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Lehmann, Andreas Hinrichsen, Hans-Harald Getzlaff, Klaus Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea |
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Lehmann, Andreas Hinrichsen, Hans-Harald Getzlaff, Klaus |
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Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea |
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Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea |
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Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea |
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Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea |
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Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea |
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identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the baltic sea |
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Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publ. Board |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/21841/1/ber19-140.pdf Lehmann, A., Hinrichsen, H. H. and Getzlaff, K. (2014) Identifying potentially high risk areas for environmental pollution in the Baltic Sea. Open Access Boreal Environment Research, 19 (2). pp. 140-152. |
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