A STUDY OF THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS FOR OCEAN SLICK DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION

The report deals with the selection of a method of determining the cost effectiveness of present and future proposals for detecting and classifying oil slicks by remote sensing. The type of instruments and sensor packages based on Coast Guard requirements and availability as well as the best obtainable cost estimates are reviewed. A figure of merit called the effective 'cost per slick' is computed using data obtained from a number of sources. It includes a suggested approach to present and future remote sensing technology.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of New Hampshire, Durham

  Sea Grant Program
  Durham, NH  United States 
• Authors:
  • Gerhard, G C
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Cost estimating; Detectors; Economic analysis; Estimates; Identification systems; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Oils; Pollution control; Remote sensing; Trend (Statistics); Water pollution; Water quality management
• Identifier Terms: National Sea Grant Program; U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pollution abatement
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil slicks; Oil spill detection; Oil spill identification; Sea grant program
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047607
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UNH-SG-101
• Contract Numbers: NOAA-2-35244
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1973 12:00AM