Atlas over oliespildsfølsomme kyst- og havområder i Nordøstgrønland (71º-81.5 º N)
This Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas has been prepared to provide oil spill response planners and responders with tools to identify resources at risk, establish protection priorities and identify appropriate response and clean-up strategies. It covers the shoreline and the offshore areas o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Aarhus University, DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy
2022
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| Online Access: | https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/5bbdeba2-3310-4869-bd90-99c9f27ea645 https://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR495.pdf |
| Summary: | This Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas has been prepared to provide oil spill response planners and responders with tools to identify resources at risk, establish protection priorities and identify appropriate response and clean-up strategies. It covers the shoreline and the offshore areas of Northeast Greenland between 71º N and 81.5º N. The coastal zone is divided into 264 shoreline segments and the offshore zone into 18 areas. A sensitivity index value is calculated for each segment/area, and each segment/area is subsequently ranked according to four degrees of oil spill sensitivity. Besides this general ranking several smaller, so-called “selected areas” are identified. They are of particular significance, they are especially vulnerable to oil spills and they have a size making oil spill response possible. The shoreline sensitivity rankings are shown on 68 maps (in scale 1:250,000), which also show the different elements included and the selected areas. Coast types, logistics and proposed response methods along the coasts are shown on another 68 maps. The oil spill sensitivity of the offshore zone is depicted on four maps, one for each season. Based on all the information, appropriate oil spill response methods have been assessed for each area. |
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