COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE BLACK SEA VIA INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (2) ◽  
pp. 1119-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Thompson ◽  
Melissa Lapsa
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Oak Ridge ◽  
The Web

ABSTRACT The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of International Affairs has been joined by an interagency task force to undertake a program in the Black Sea region called the “Black Sea Environmental Initiative.” The objectives of the task force are to support the countries of the region to address significant Black Sea environmental issues, including oil spill response and prevention. Working with delegates from Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine, DOE and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) coordinated a workshop on a regional oil spill emergency response system for the Black Sea on September 14–17, 1999 in Odessa, Ukraine; DOE and the National Academy of Science, Ukraine cosponsored the workshop. The “Black Sea Environmental Information Center” Web site was unveiled at the Odessa workshop. Created by ORNL, the Web site ( http://pims.ed.ornl.gov/blacksea) facilitates information flow and dialog between the countries of the region. The Web site is intended to provide a comprehensive source for information on: Oil spill cleanup, monitoring, and related commercial technologies Scientists' requests for research partner Various countries' laws, regulations, and standards relating to the environmental condition of the Black Sea Publication of scientific papers and on-line discussions of these issue Individuals and companies working on Black Sea environmental issues The Web site also provides a real time chat capability where meetings are organized. Several meetings among regional officials have been conducted and planning is underway for the first real-time training session, which will be held in the next few months. The Web site also is host to a growing database of historical pollution testing data from research institutes around the Black Sea.

Communications and Data Exchange Via The Black Sea and Caspian Sea Environmental Information Center (http://pims.ed.ornl.gov)

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (1) ◽  
pp. 873-876
Author(s):  
Marian K. (Kay) Thompson ◽  
Melissa V. Lapsa ◽  
Robert B. Shelton ◽  
Kim R. Grubb
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Caspian Sea ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Oak Ridge ◽  
Information Center ◽  
The Web

ABSTRACT A U.S. interagency committee (including representatives from the U.S. Departments of Energy, Defense, Commerce, and State, and others) was formed to deal with Black Sea and Caspian Sea environmental issues. Oil tanker traffic is expected to increase significantly on the Black and Caspian Seas in the coming years, and the United States decided to address this issue, with the Department of Energy's (DOE s) Office of Policy and International Affairs taking the lead. The goal is to facilitate cooperation among the countries of the region to develop contingency plans should a spill occur. This is being done through a series of workshops held in the Black Sea countries and Kazakhstan and through the establishment of a regional information and communications center. The activity has strong support from the oil industry, whose representatives participate in all of the workshops. The Black Sea and Caspian Sea Environmental Information Center web site (http://pims.ed.ornl.gov), created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for DOE, facilitates information flow and dialog between the countries of the region. The web site is intended to provide a comprehensive source for information onoil spill cleanup, monitoring, and related commercial technologies;scientists requests for research partners;the laws, regulations, and standards of various countries relating to the environmental condition of the seas;publication of scientific papers, and on-line discussions of these issues; andlists of individuals and companies working on Black Sea and Caspian Sea environmental issues. The web site also provides a real-time chat capability where meetings are organized. Several meetings among regional officials and scientists have been conducted by this means. The web site is also host to a growing database of historical pollution testing data from research institutes in the region.

RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCE – THE BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN SEA ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION CENTER ( HTTP://PIMS.ED.ORNL.GOV)

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
pp. 371-374
Author(s):  
Marian K. (Kay) Thompson ◽  
Melissa V. Lapsa ◽  
Robert B. Shelton ◽  
Kim R. Grubb
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Caspian Sea ◽  
Web Site ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Information Center ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT Prevention of oil spills and effective action in the case of a spill are crucial to protecting and maintaining the environment. Up-to-date, reliable, and easily accessible research and information are extremely important and help to ensure a united front of preparation and to facilitate remedial action should a spill occur. The better the information available, the better the chance for prevention and, in the event of a spill, efficient and effective cleanup. The Interspill 2004 conference in Trondheim, Norway, hosted a U.S.-Russian Workshop on Oil Spill Prevention and Response. The workshop, which focused on dispersants, was the culmination of agreements signed by U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and Russian Minister of Energy Igor Yusufov to discuss energy issues of interest to both countries and to implement the oil spill prevention and response agreement developed between the United States and Russia. To assist the participants and in concert with the workshop, the Black Sea and Caspian Sea Environmental Information Center (http://pims.ed.ornl.gov) posted relevant material from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Coast Guard. Although this web site offers information on region- and country-specific initiatives, its usefulness is far-reaching—the Center's information on oil spill prevention and response, research and development, and communications and related technologies have worldwide applications. Indeed, more than a hundred organizations from all over the world have registered, and interested organizations are encouraged to do the same to promote their technologies, services, or research activities. The site is being accessed at roughly 1,000 hits per day from 115 countries all over world. During July 2004, there were more than 40,000 hits on the web site. The oil industry strongly supports the information center and has representatives participate in all of its workshops. The Center is intended to be used as a tool to provide a comprehensive source of information:It publishes results and lists participants of several workshops.It hosts online “real-time” meetings that allow participants to plan structured meetings at an optimal time across different time zones.It provides information on oil spill prevention, cleanup, monitoring, and related commercial technologies and offers on-line discussions of these issues.It provides information about the laws, regulations, and standards of various countries relating to the environmental condition of the sea.It posts relevant published scientific papers.It publishes lists of participants working on Black Sea and Caspian Sea environmental issues.It is home to a growing database of historical pollution-testing data from research institutes in the region.

The Application of Remote-Sensing Techniques To Create a Black Sea Coastal Response Strategy for Oil Spill Response

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (1) ◽  
pp. 963-966
Author(s):  
Robert W. Urban ◽  
William J. Hanlon
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT The application of remote satellite imaging, coupled with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology has been used to create coastal maps enhanced with environmental information. The use of such techniques for oil spill response requires the development of practical applications to assist responders with real-time decision making. In a joint effort with regional navies for Black Sea spill contingency planning, the U.S. Navy has developed methods by which a quick, accurate, and economical application of existing technology can be used to produce data rich maps for a large area of interest. This combines various existing techniques to create practical applications and usable documents for oil spill planners and responders. Existing environmental data on a selected area of the Black Sea coastal zone was collected and this information was sorted, harmonized and transposed onto a rectified multispectral satellite image of the area in a GIS format. Multispectral analysis was performed on the image to locate environmentally distinct zones. The resulting multi-layered GIS map provides a useful representation of coastal environmental sensitivities, and in many ways surpasses conventional GIS systems. The satellite image provides an accurate and real-time map of the area while the multispectral data precisely locates common ecosystems, such as wetlands and forests. This allows for the rapid prioritization of coastal areas and the ability to pinpoint specific areas for protection. The resulting process provides emergency responders the ability to quickly and efficiently create a data rich GIS. This system will provide reliable, timely information for protection strategies, identifying environmental and public risks, and offer a basis by which to measure spill impacts and recovery techniques, especially in areas where environmental reference data is limited.

Wave energy potential and variability for the south west coasts of the Black Sea: The WEB-based wave energy atlas

2020 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 136-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Bingölbali ◽  
Halid Jafali ◽  
Adem Akpınar ◽  
Serkan Bekiroğlu
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Web Based ◽  
South West ◽  
The Web

Applying Web Mining Techniques for Constructing Webometrics Ranking early Warning System

2012 ◽  
Vol 532-533 ◽  
pp. 767-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Ming Hsieh ◽  
Ssu An Lo ◽  
Chiun Chieh Hsu ◽  
Da Ren Chen
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Web Mining ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
The Web

The management of university web sites is becoming more critical than before due to the rapid growth of the population dependent on the world wide web as the most important (if not the only) information source. A university can spread its research outcomes and education achievements through its web site, and consequently gain visibility and influence from the web population. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (WR) proposed by Centre for Scientific Information and Documentation (CINDOC-CSIC), which ranks the university web sites, has obtained much attention recently. The rankings of WR are well recognized as an important index for universities willing to promote themselves by the internet technology. In this paper, we proposed WRES as an early warning system for Webometrics Rankings. WRES gathers the WR indices from the WWW automatically in flexible periods, and provides useful information in real time for the managers of university web sites. If the WR ranking of an institution is below the expected position according to their academic performance, university authorities should reconsider their web policy, by promoting substantial increases of the volume and quality of their electronic publications. Besides, the web site manages may adopt effective approaches to promote their WR rankings according to the hints given by WRES.

Environmental Issues Regarding Space Launches over the Black Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 330 ◽  
pp. 805-810
Author(s):  
Dragos R. Rugescu
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
High Population ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
High Population Density ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
The West ◽  
Space Project

The Romanian NERVA space project, aimed at building and using a small rocket launcher for injecting nanosatellites into a LEO, requires the establishment of a secure launching area. The first candidate is on the western coast of the Black Sea and the candidate launching and flight corridor is the west-east vector above the sea. A series of ecological and safety challenges appear due to the high population density of the regions close to the sea-shores of the Black Sea; they must be catalogued and securely solved, before any space activity above the Black Sea begins. The main challenges of such an endeavor are analyzed henceforth and several solutions that fall within the scope of a recent research activity of the NERVA team are proposed.

scholarly journals Operational numerical wind-wave model for the Black Sea

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
A. KORTCHEVA ◽  
G. KORTCHEV ◽  
J. M. LEFEVRE
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Wave Height ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Water Wave ◽  
Wind Wave ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Sea State ◽  
Height Data

In this paper the discrete spectral shallow water wave model named VAGBUHL1 is presented. This model is used for real-time Black Sea state forecasting. The model was verified against satellite ERS-2 altimeter wave height data.

Satisfaction, Frustration, and Delight

2001 ◽  
pp. 231-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Edson Escalas ◽  
Kapil Jain ◽  
Judi E. Strebel
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Site Internet ◽  
The Web

This research project develops a framework for understanding how consumers interact with Web sites on the Internet. Our goal is to understand the interaction of individuals and Web sites from the perspective of the marketer, or third-party, who has created the site. Internet technology enables marketers to customize their interaction with consumers in order to better meet consumer needs. We are interested in whether and how this works. Our framework builds on four interdependent elements: first, the individual Internet user’s mindset as he/she enters a particular Web site, which includes, importantly, the user’s expectations; second, the Web site itself (consisting of four components: structure, content, connectivity, and malleability); third, the individual/Web site interaction; and fourth, the user’s evaluation of the Web site, which affects behavior.

scholarly journals Approach to conservation of irregular stone masonry based on archaeological excavations in the Black Sea basin

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 00117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Terlikowski ◽  
Kacper Wasilewski ◽  
Ewa Sobczyńska ◽  
Martyna Gregoriou-Szczepaniak
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Stone Masonry ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Masonry Structures ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Crimean Peninsula ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

The article presents and describes the methodology of conservation of masonry structures that are architectural monuments discovered as part of the work carried out during archaeological excavations. The authors' experiences presented in the article result from many years of cooperation between the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, the National Museum in Warsaw and the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Center at the University of Warsaw. Examples of preserved masonry structures come from excavations located in the Black Sea area - from the archaeological site in Tyritake in Kerch on the Crimean Peninsula and Tanais near Rostov-on-Don in Russia. Works on masonry structures located in the area of archaeological excavations are characterized by a unique specificity covering both formal issues, resulting from international standards and agreements regulating the conservation of historic buildings, as well as technical and environmental issues. The basic technical issues include ensuring the safety of further excavation works, protection of masonry structures against the destructive effects of atmospheric conditions and preparing the structure for possible exhibition in archaeological parks organized on the site of excavations. Environmental issues relate to local, social and economic conditions. The article presents the procedures that should be used in the conservation of these types of structures and presents the specific technological and material solutions used in the presented objects.

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