Scatterometer use for oil spill measurements

Scatterometer use for oil spill measurements

Our results show that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is detectable by ASCAT. We account for low wind speed oil look-alikes by comparing ASCAT measurements against NWP data. The estimated size and shape validates well with NOAA estimates for most of the spill. It is remarkable that a relatively coar...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine 2012-05, Vol.27 (5), p.42-43
1. Verfasser: Lindsley, Richard D.
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents
Current measurement
Image resolution
Microwave measurements
Oil pollution
Radar detection
Radar imaging
Sea measurements
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Zusammenfassung:Our results show that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is detectable by ASCAT. We account for low wind speed oil look-alikes by comparing ASCAT measurements against NWP data. The estimated size and shape validates well with NOAA estimates for most of the spill. It is remarkable that a relatively coarse resolution spaceborne radar can map the oil spill - this method would not work as well for smaller oil spills or those spanning a shorter time period. This attests to how large of an impact the Deepwater Horizon oil spill made.
ISSN:0885-8985
1557-959X
DOI:10.1109/MAES.2012.6226694