CAMEO-Valdez: A user's perspective. [Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations]

Technical Report · Thu Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6179870

Haas, T J

On the morning of March 24, 1989, the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound. The vessel was carrying over 53 million gallons of North Slope crude oil of which almost 11 million gallons were spilled in the water. The immediately impacted area included most of the western part of the Sound, but eventually, the area expanded to include parts of Seward, Homer, and Kodiak. This event constituted the worst oil spill in the history of this country, and was identified as a 'spill of national significance.' A major response to clean up the oil by EXXON, which was closely monitored by Federal and State agencies and various interest groups, was necessary. Early in the response it was obvious to the Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) that a computer-aided management system was necessary to monitor the progress of the spill clean-up operations. This paper will describe CAMEO (Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations) - Valdez, developed for the FOSC by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration acting in its role as the Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC). A discussion of how CAMEO was used and an evaluation of its effectiveness will also be presented.

• Research Organization: Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6179870
• Report Number(s): PB-92-103548/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB90-916405
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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