Title :
A method for remote detection of oil spills using laser-excited Raman backscattering and backscattered fluorescence
Author :
Sato, Takuzo ; Suzuki, Yoshihiro ; Kashiwagi, Hiroshi ; Nanjo, Motoi ; Kakui, Yoshimi
Author_Institution :
Laser Research Section, Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tanashi, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
1/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A laser method for the remote detection of oil present as a pollutant in the sea water using Raman backscattering and backscattered fluorescence is discussed. The scattering spectra of oils obtained by using a laser Raman spectrometer that employs a CW Ar laser are described. The backscattering spectra of oils obtained by a laser radar technique in the laboratory and the field are also described. Furthermore, theoretical performance of a laser radar with a CW laser or a pulsed laser for the detection of Raman backscattering of kerosene is discussed.
Keywords :
Fluorescence; Oil pollution; Optical measurements; Optical radar; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Water pollution measurement; Backscatter; Fluorescence; Laser radar; Laser theory; Marine pollution; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Radar detection; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.1978.1145367
