REMOTE SENSING OF OIL SLICKS

In airborne remote sensing, due to the differences between the material properties of oil and, water, an oil slick is detectable in most wavelength bands. The capability of mapping thin oil slicks varies with the wavelength used. The amount of cloud cover also has a great influence on the contrast and the optimum wavelength band for mapping. A significant relation also exists between the contrast and the thickness of the oil film in some parts of the spectrum, particularly in the green band, thermal infrared (IR) and the microwave region. The multiband signature is also related to the oil type.

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  Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

  Universitetstorlaget, P.O. Box 307, Blindern
  Oslo 3,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • AXELSSON, S
  • Ohlsson, E
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 70-76
• Serial:
  • Ambio
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • ISSN: 0044-7447
  • EISSN: 1654-7209
  • Serial URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/13280

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detectors; Mapping; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Remote sensing
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil spill detection; Oil spill mapping
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050988
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 20 1974 12:00AM