Assessment of areas environmentally sensitive to oil spills in the western Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, for planning and undertaking an effective response
•A comprehensive environmental sensitivity index was prepared and ESM maps generated.•Impact of Gulf War Oil Spill in 1991 impact on a mangrove habitat was assessed using Landsat imageries.•Impact probability of oil spill are calculated through General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment/Automated...
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Published in | Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 150; p. 110588 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Elsevier Ltd
01.01.2020
Elsevier BV |
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Summary: | •A comprehensive environmental sensitivity index was prepared and ESM maps generated.•Impact of Gulf War Oil Spill in 1991 impact on a mangrove habitat was assessed using Landsat imageries.•Impact probability of oil spill are calculated through General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment/Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills (GNOME/ADIOS) model simulation.•Areas with the highest priority for protection in case of an oil spill were demarcated for the development of immediate response plans. |
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ISSN: | 0025-326X 1879-3363 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110588 |