New approaches and mathematical models for environmental risk management in seaports

摘要

Seaports and surroundings areas environmental conditions are depending on meteorological and oceanographic conditions that affect their infrastructure and also their operations. The increase of marine traffic in the Black Sea Basin has raised issues concerning the environmental quality of coast areas and the sea water. Therefore, accurate and timely predictions of extreme weather and sea state are important for efficient port management in terms of safety, while they are also significant for the sustainable development and environmental quality of seaports and their adjacent coastal areas. The aim of this paper is to present an innovative, fully automated marine monitoring system for the Black Sea Basin, which is able to provide real time monitoring and analysing historical data of wind, wave, storm-surge and oil spill drift. The system is based on advanced numerical models and ICT tools for simulation and visualization of essential information, including early warnings for marine extreme phenomena and hazards. Within ECOPORTIL project new ICT tools will be developed to provide online training and capacity building of stakeholders and decision makers in order to improve their knowledge on legislation issues and adopt good environmental practices.