A new search-and-rescue service in the Mediterranean Sea: a demonstration of the operational capability and an evaluation of its performance using real case scenarios

Coppini, Giovanni; Jansen, Eric; Turrisi, Giuseppe; Creti, Sergio; Shchekinova, Elena Yurievna; Pinardi, Nadia; Lecci, Rita; Carluccio, Ivano; Kumkar, Yogesh Vittal; D'Anca, Alessandro; Mannarini, Gianandrea; Martinelli, Sara; Marra, Palmalisa; Capodiferro, Tommaso; Gismondi, Tommaso

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2713-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2713-2016

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15 Dec 2016

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| 15 Dec 2016

A new search-and-rescue service in the Mediterranean Sea: a demonstration of the operational capability and an evaluation of its performance using real case scenarios

Giovanni Coppini, Eric Jansen, Giuseppe Turrisi, Sergio Creti, Elena Yurievna Shchekinova, Nadia Pinardi, Rita Lecci, Ivano Carluccio, Yogesh Vittal Kumkar, Alessandro D'Anca, Gianandrea Mannarini, Sara Martinelli, Palmalisa Marra, Tommaso Capodiferro, and Tommaso Gismondi

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RC1: 'suggested Technical corrections', Arthur Allen, 16 Jun 2016
- AC2: 'Authors' reply to R1 and revised version of the paper are attached as supplement.', Giovanni Coppini, 07 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “A new search-and-rescue service in the Mediterranean Sea: a demonstration of the operational capability and an evaluation of its performance using real case scenarios” by G. Coppini et al.', Knut-Frode Dagestad, 19 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Authors' reply to R2 and revised version of the paper are attached as supplement.', Giovanni Coppini, 07 Oct 2016

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A new web-based and mobile Decision Support System (DSS) for Search-And-Rescue (SAR) at sea is presented, and its performance is evaluated using real case scenarios. The system, named OCEAN-SAR, is accessible via the website http://www.ocean-sar.com. OCEAN-SAR simulates drifting objects at sea, using as input ocean currents and wind. The performance of the service is evaluated by comparing simulations to data from the Italian Coast Guard pertaining to actual incidents in the Mediterranean Sea.