Oil Spills and Slicks Imaged by Synthetic Aperture Radar

Oil Spills and Slicks Imaged by Synthetic Aperture Radar

Oil spills and slicks occur in the ocean around the world due to natural seeps, oil extraction, transportation, and consumption. Satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) has proven to be an efficient tool for identifying and classifying oil on the sea surface. This information can be used to monitor...

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Main Authors: Oscar Garcia-Pineda, John T. Hargrove, Maurizio Migliaccio, Michael J. Caruso, Hans C. Graber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2013-06-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
synthetic aperture radar
SAR
oil spill
oil slick
Deepwater Horizon
DWH
marine discharge
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/26-2_caruso.pdf

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http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/26-2_caruso.pdf

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