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dc.contributor.authorPavlov, Victor
dc.contributor.authorMartins de Aguiar, Victor Cesar
dc.contributor.authorHole, Lars Robert
dc.contributor.authorPongrácz, Eva
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T10:56:21Z
dc.date.available2022-09-01T10:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-24
dc.description.abstractIncreasing exploration and exploitation activity in the Arctic Ocean has intensified maritime traffic in the Barents Sea. Due to the sparse population and insufficient oil spill response infrastructure on the extensive Barents Sea shoreline, it is necessary to address the possibility of offshore accidents and study hazards to the local environment and its resources. Simulations of surface oil spills were conducted in south-east of the Barents Sea to identify oil pollution trajectories. The objective of this research was to focus on one geographical location, which lies along popular maritime routes and also borders with sensitive ecological marine and terrestrial areas. As a sample of traditional heavy bunker oil, IFO-180LS (2014) was selected for the study of oil spills and used for the 30-year simulations. The second oil case was medium oil type: Volve (2006)—to give a broader picture for oil spill accident scenarios. Simulations for four annual seasons were run with the open source OpenDrift modelling tool using oceanographic and atmospheric data from the period of 1988–2018. The modelling produced a 30-year probability map, which was overlapped with environmental data of the area to discuss likely impacts to local marine ecosystems, applicable oil spill response tools and favourable shipping seasons. Based on available data regarding the environmental and socio-economic baselines of the studied region, we recommend to address potential threats to marine resources and local communities in more detail in a separate study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPavlov, Martins de Aguiar, Hole, Pongrácz. A 30-year probability map for oil spill trajectories in the barents sea to assess potential environmental and socio-economic threats. Resources. 2022;11(1)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2021750
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/resources11010001
dc.identifier.issn2079-9276
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26525
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalResources
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleA 30-year probability map for oil spill trajectories in the barents sea to assess potential environmental and socio-economic threatsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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