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035 _a(Sirsi) u25415
041 _aeng
100 _aRoth, A.
245 _aOil spill cleanup and GIS
260 _c1991
350 _a0
490 _aMapping Awareness
_v5(4) May 1991, 19-23(5)
520 _aNoting the volume of resources spent on the remedial treatment of oil pollution , oil slicks and the like, the article argues the case for introducing a marine geographical information system for the purposes of prediction and contingency planning . Assessment of the potential impact of an oil spill , calculations of the direction of slicks and the rate of their disperal, and marine mapping are issues covered, complete with examples.
690 _aMAPPING AND MEASUREMENT
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c17067
_d17067