title: The Poseidon operational tool for the prediction of floating pollutant transport.
abstract: In this work the development and the application of an operational management tool for the Greek Seas is described. This tool consists of a three-dimensional floating pollutant prediction model coupled with a weather, a hydrodynamic and a wave model in order to track the movements and the spreading of the pollutants and indicate those coastal areas which might be affected. The tool is part of the Poseidon system which has been designed to provide real time data and forecasts for marine environmental conditions in the Greek Seas. In this paper, we present four case studies based on realistic scenarios that show the value of the application for long-term strategic planning and short-term decision making in oil spill accidents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Technology and Management of Natural Resources, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, Iraklio, Greece. ank@imbc.gr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Annika
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Konstantinos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koutitas
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005544:Forecasting; D006115:Greece; D007221:Industry; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014872:Water Movements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014887:Weather
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical