Use of three generations of oil spill models during the gulf war oil spills

  • H. M. Cekirge
  • , A. H. Al-Rabeh
  • , N. Gunay

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 15th Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar 1992
PublisherEnvironment Canada
Pages93-105
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)0662590503, 9780662590507
StatePublished - 1992

Publication series

NameProceedings - 15th Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar 1992

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The oil spill models discussed in this paper were applied by KFUPM/RI during the Gulf War spills under the sponsorship of the Meteorology and Environmental Protection Agency (MEPA) of Saudi Arabia. Additional details are presented in Al-Rabeh et al. [1991]. MEPA, Saudi Aramco, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, the Civil Defense of Saudi Arabia, The US Coast Guard, and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provided data and necessary help for this work. The principal author (H.M. Cekirge) thanks Dr. Erich R. Gundlach for his encouragement to publish this summary of the three primary oil spill models used in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War spills.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pollution
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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