• DocumentCode
    1549090
  • Title

    Scatterometer use for oil spill measurements

  • Author

    Lindsley, Richard D.

  • Author_Institution
    Brigham Young University, UK
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    Accidents; Current measurement; Image resolution; Microwave measurements; Oil pollution; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Sea measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAES.2012.6226694
  • Filename
    6226694
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1549090