{"title":"Sediment transport balance investigations for the Saaremaa harbour with mike 21 models","authors":"T. Liiv, U. Liiv","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296839","url":null,"abstract":"The proposed construction of a new harbour, into the vicinity of the bird protection area on the island of Saaremaa, initiated probably the most serious program of investigations in the history of Estonian port construction. It involved on site measurements of water properties, bird observations, investigations on local sea fauna and flora and different types of mathematical modeling procedures starting from wave hindcast and ending with different types of spill analysis (oil and suspended material). The main idea was to confirm that no harm come to the bird protection area and to work out a disaster recovery plan if an accident of some kind would happened in the harbour. The present paper describes only a part of the whole set of investigations: wave and current hindcast and sediment transport balance investigations.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132264486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of stable carbon isotopes and multivariate statistics to source-apportion fuel hydrocarbons","authors":"Thomas J. Boyd, Richard B. Coffin","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296816","url":null,"abstract":"Differences in hydrocarbon samples were assessed using compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA). Samples from on-water spills and fuel tanks from possible sources (moored ships) were taken from the Norfolk Navy Base in Norfolk, VA (USA) and volatile organic compound (VOC) samples were taken from a multiple leaking underground fuel tank site in Hazleton, PA (USA). Individual compound stable carbon isotope ratios were measured and the data subjected to several multivariate statistical tests to determine similarity between sample hydrocarbon source(s). Multiple analysis of variance, principal components analysis and hierarchical clustering showed similarities between discreet samples at both sites and in the case of the Norfolk samples confirmed a shipboard leak. CSIA coupled with multivariate statistics was found to be a useful tool for source-apportioning hydrocarbons.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134218202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oceanographic applications of precise geodesy and airborne altimetry","authors":"J. Brozena, H. S. Fleming, R. Forsberg","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296797","url":null,"abstract":"The geoid is the gravity equipotential surface that approximates global mean sea-level (msl), and if sufficiently accurate, can provide a reference surface useful for water level measurement systems in oceanography and hydrography. An accurate geoid can be used to connect the ellipsoid referenced positioning capabilities of GPS with sea-level referenced quantities. The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Danish National Survey and Cadastre (KMS) have been developing capabilities in airborne gravity and altimetry that can simultaneously improve the geoid, provide precise water level profiles and transfer absolute vertical coordinates to tide-gages and bottom-moored inverted echo-sounder or pressure gage systems. Examples of high-precision geodesy and altimetry in the Gulf of Mexico demonstrate the general possibilities of the technique and its potential application to the Baltic. Recent airborne gravity surveys of the Baltic performed by KMS, when combined with regional historical terrestrial and marine gravity measurements and the new intermediate wavelength gravity data from the CHAMP and GRACE satellite gravity missions allow the production of a precise gravimetric geoid for the area. This msl reference can provide a unified vertical reference frame for water-level measurement systems and future advanced circulation models of water level and currents in the Baltic.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129800020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Pichuzhkina, V. Alexeeva, V. Sivkov, S. Shchuka
{"title":"Development of the marine environmental monitoring related to oil extraction in Russian zone of the South-Eastern Baltic","authors":"O. Pichuzhkina, V. Alexeeva, V. Sivkov, S. Shchuka","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296843","url":null,"abstract":"General matter, spatial scheme and methods of industrial environmental monitoring of the South-Eastern Baltic Sea in the area of Kravtsovskoe oilfield realized by “LUKoil-Kaliningradmorneft” Ltd. are presented. A few examples of results of observations carried out in 2003 year are given.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132527688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oil spill observation: A physical approach","authors":"S. Ermakov, M. Migliaccio, M. Tranfaglia","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296830","url":null,"abstract":"Oil spills dramatically affect the marine ecosystem and must be properly observed to enforce laws and minimize their effects. A microwave remote sensing can be of great help in supporting oil spill observations. In this study we show how the comprehension of underlying physics is essential.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124312374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mapping surface coastal currents with satellite imagery and altimetry","authors":"W. Emery, D. Matthews, D. Baldwin","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296821","url":null,"abstract":"The Maximum Cross Correlation (MCC) method is used with infrared and passive microwave images of sea surface temperature (SST) along with ocean color images to compute sea surface currents from sequential imagery. These surface currents are then merged with geostrophic surface currents computed from coincident satellite altimetry observations to yield a high spatial resolution map of the surface mesoscale currents of the ocean. These methods are shown to be of particular value in the coastal ocean where the mesoscale dominates the surface flow field. The passive microwave data is best for mapping the larger basin scale currents due to their all-weather sensing capability.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125646061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Forecasts of the trajectory and fate of spills, using Internet as the calculation platform","authors":"C. Ambjorn","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296804","url":null,"abstract":"Since the late 70ies SMHI has used forecasting systems for oil drift. These have successively been improved according to new technology and new numerical models. In the late 90ies we started to use an Internet platform. This version has been developed at SMHI (The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute) in close co-operation with Danish authorities. More and more active users of the system have made it necessary to have an easy installation. Now anybody can use the system without any special arrangements. This is important as this is a tool for emergency situations, when fast and high quality results are necessary.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128394987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ASOP — New generation ocean platforms","authors":"V. Grinius, B. Mooney","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296822","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of articulation is applied to a new design of an offshore platform that was developed through numerical modeling and validated with model basin tests. The new design is ideal for use in marginal fields, or where pipelines are not fully developed and storage capability is required. Five configurations of upright floats were tested. The main objective was to study the effect of changing the size and number of floats on the global performance of the platform. Model basin test results showed that the original configuration is optimal, and has superior motion characteristics compared to existing concepts such as semi-submersibles and Spars.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121327929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Observations of suspended matter in Gulf St Vincent, South Australia — A SeaWiFs perspective","authors":"P. Petrusevics","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296832","url":null,"abstract":"In a study to examine the influence of marine based processes on the water quality of Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, SeaWiFS data were used to analyse suspended matter features over a 6-year period. The data exhibited periodicity (12 months) which was confirmed through statistical analysis. The spatial distribution of the suspended matter is strongly linked to current patterns which exist in the upper region of Gulf St Vincent during the summer period. The causal factors for onset of annually elevated levels remain to be identified; however a link with temperature of the gulf remains a strong possibility which will be further examined by on-going studies involving MODIS Aqua data.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133684210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Sergievskaya, S. Ermakov, A. Luchinin, Y. Shchegolkov
{"title":"Optical detection of organic films from variations of sea surface radiance","authors":"I. Sergievskaya, S. Ermakov, A. Luchinin, Y. Shchegolkov","doi":"10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296803","url":null,"abstract":"Imaging of film slicks on the sea surface under different observational conditions is analyzed. Variations of the sea surface radiance in slicks are calculated using a simple model of wind wave damping due to films and an optical model of wave imaging due to a) sky light reflected from the sea surface and b) sun radiation backscattered by subsurface water layers. Criteria of “visibility” of slicks are formulated.","PeriodicalId":287811,"journal":{"name":"2004 USA-Baltic Internation Symposium","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134449571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}