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ANALYSIS APPROACH TO THE OF METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT DETERMINE THE GAP IN RESPONSE TO MARINE OIL SPILLS IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

JOURNAL: Volume 13, No. 3, 2023, p. 369-381

HEADING: Research activities in the Arctic

AUTHORS: Zatsepa, S.N., Ivchenko, A.A., Knizhnikov, А.Y., Solbakov, V.V.

ORGANIZATIONS: N. N. Zubov’s State Oceanographic Institute, Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.25283/2223-4594-2023-3-369-381

UDC: 502.3

The article was received on: 15.01.2023

Keywords: mathematical modeling, Northern Sea Route, oil spills, oil spill response plans, response gap, hydrometeorological conditions, weather windows, windows of opportunity for response, statistical characteristics of environmental parameters, meteorological field reanalysis results

Bibliographic description: Zatsepa, S.N., Ivchenko, A.A., Knizhnikov, А.Y., Solbakov, V.V. Analysis approach to the of meteorological conditions that determine the gap in response to marine oil spills in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. Arktika: ekologiya i ekonomika. [Arctic: Ecology and Economy], 2023, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 369-381. DOI: 10.25283/2223-4594-2023-3-369-381. (In Russian).

Abstract:

The present study reviews the approach to assessing the oil spills response delay caused by hydrometeorological and geographical conditions at the operation site. To illustrate the method and discuss the results, the application of two mechanical response system in ice and ice-free conditions are considered. Two points of the northern and southern area of the Northern Sea Route are analyzed. It is found that the value of the OSR completion time can exceed a year with a very significant probability. The proposed analysis makes it possible to assess the possibilities of improving the response efficiency for existing and newly created oil spill response strategies in the region of interest, as well as to apply other measures to reduce the risks of the negative impact of accidental spills on Arctic ecosystems.

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DOI 10.25283/2223-4594