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Over the period 2000-2022, Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, Aarhus University (DCE), Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR), and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) have published seven Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlases (see references below). Together, they cover all coastal and offshore areas within the Greenland EEZ except for areas north of latitudes 77 and 81.5 N on the west and east coast, respectively. The main purpose of the atlases is to provide oil spill response planners and responders with tools to identify resources at risk, establish protection priorities and identify appropriate response and clean-up strategies in case of a marine oil spill. The work has been financed by the Environment Agency for the Mineral Resources Activities (EAMRA), Greenland Government (and its predecessors).
This particular feature class contains a number of areas, which have been selected for high priority of protection in case of a marine oil spill (referred to as selected areas in the atlases). The areas are compiled from all seven atlases. The basis for their selection is that they are: i) of high value either environmentally or for human use; ii) particularly sensitive to oil spills; and iii) of a size and form that may allow effective protection in an oil spill situation with a manageable amount of manpower and equipment. The feature class contains the following fields:
SelAreaID: Unique identifier of the selected area. Use this id to find further information on the area and its sensitive resources occurrences in the relevant atlas (see the field GoToAtlas).
AreaDesc: Short description of the sensitive resources in the area.
GoToAtlas: The URL of the Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas from which the selected area is derived.
The original atlases contain much more information on the selected areas, the resources that contribute to their sensitivity and possible countermeasures. Please consult:
Clausen, D.S., Boertmann, D, Johansen, K.L., Potter, S., Myrup, M., Zinglersen, K.B & Mosbech, A. 2022. Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas for Northeast Greenland (71-81.5 N). Scientific Report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy No. 495. http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR495.pdf
Clausen, D., Johansen, K.L., Mosbech, A., Boertmann, D. & Wegeberg, S. 2012. Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas for the West Greenland (68°-72° N) Coastal Zone, 2nd revised edition. Scientific Report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy No. 44. http://www.dmu.dk/Pub/SR44.pdf
Clausen, D.S., Mosbech, A., Boertmann, D., Johansen, K.L., Nymand, J., Potter, S. & Myrup, M. 2016. Environmental oil spill sensitivity atlas for the Northwest Greenland (75°-77° N) coastal zone. Scientific Report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy No. 196. http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR196.pdf
Johansen, K.L., Boertmann, D., Clausen, D.S., Kyhn, L., Potter, S., Myrup, M., Zinglersen, K.B. & Mosbech, A. 2022. Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas for Southeast Greenland (56-71N). Scientific Report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy No. 492. http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR492.pdf
Mosbech, A., Anthonsen, K. L., Blyth, A., Boertmann, D., Buch, E., Cake, D., Grøndahl, L., Hansen, K.Q., Kapel, H., Nielsen, S., Nielsen, N., Platen, F. V., Potter, S. & Rasch, M. 2000. Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas for the West Greenland Coastal Zone. The Danish Energy Agency, Ministry of Environment and Energy. https://ecos.au.dk/fileadmin/bioscience/Documents/Groenland_Olie/WestGrenlandSensitivityAtlas_62-68_Chapter1-8.pdf
Mosbech, A., Boertmann, D., Olsen, B. Ø., Olsvig, S., von Platen, F., Buch, E., Hansen, K.Q., Rasch, M., Nielsen, N., Møller, H. S., Potter, S., Andreasen, C., Berglund, J. & Myrup, M. 2004: Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas for the South Greenland Coastal Zone. NERI Technical Report no. 493. https://www2.dmu.dk/1_viden/2_Miljoe-tilstand/3_natur/sensitivity_mapping/58_62/atlas_58_62.pdf
Stjernholm, M., Boertmann, D., Mosbech, A., Nymand, J., Merkel, F., Myrup, M., Siegstad, H. & Potter, S. 2011. Environmental Oil Spill Sensitivity Atlas for the Northern West Greenland (72°-75° N) Coastal Zone. National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark. 210 pp. – NERI Technical Report no. 828. http://www.dmu.dk/Pub/FR828.pdf