DocumentCode
1902615
Title
Oil spill detection using COSMO-SkyMed over the adriatic sea: The operational potential
Author
Vespe, Michele ; Ferraro, Guido ; Posada, Monica ; Greidanus, Harm ; Perkovic, Marko
Author_Institution
Eur. Comm. Joint Res. Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
fYear
2011
fDate
24-29 July 2011
Firstpage
4403
Lastpage
4406
Abstract
In this paper the potential of COSMO-SkyMed is examined for oil spill detection, focusing on the Adriatic Sea. The low revisit time and the radiometric characteristics of COSMO-SkyMed point to good suitability of the instrument for operational oil spill detection in the area. The possibility of querying Automatic Identification System (AIS) data over the area, with almost no coverage gaps, offers a unique instrument to aid verification activities and the eventual identification of the discharging ship.
Keywords
marine pollution; oceanographic regions; oil pollution; radiometry; Adriatic Sea; COSMO-SkyMed point; aid verification activities; automatic identification system data; discharging ship; low revisit time; operational oil spill detection; operational potential; radiometric characteristics; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Monitoring; Radiometry; Satellites; Sea measurements; Shape; AIS; Oil spill detection; Satellite SAR;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1003-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050208
Filename
6050208
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