Environment Risk Analysis - Indian Coast Guard
Environment Risk Analysis - Indian Coast Guard
Environment Risk Analysis - Indian Coast Guard
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• The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has<br />
conducted a formal oil-spill risk analysis (OSRA) to<br />
provide spill statistics that can be used in contingency<br />
planning for U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lands<br />
in the Gulf of Mexico<br />
• The study area is the Walker Ridge Planning Area that<br />
encompasses a portion of the offshore waters within the<br />
Gulf of Mexico and is approximately 140 to 160 nautical<br />
miles offshore.<br />
• The OSRA Model, simulates oil-spill transport using<br />
realistic data fields of winds and ocean currents in the<br />
GOM.<br />
10 th NOS-DCP Meeting<br />
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Prof. Manju Mohan<br />
CAS, IIT Delhi