Title :
On the Use of Dual-Polarized SAR Data for Oil Spill Observation
Author :
Nunziata, Ferdinando ; Gambardella, Attilio ; Migliaccio, Maurizio
Author_Institution :
Dipt. per le Tecnol. Centro Direzionale, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Naples
Abstract :
In this paper a novel approach for oil spill observation, based on partially polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data, is proposed. A model which relates the co-polarized phase difference (CPD) to the sea surface scattering mechanism with and without slicks is developed. Experiments accomplished over multi-look complex (MLC) C-Band SAR data, show that the CPD approach is useful both to observe oil spills and to distinguish between oil spills and biogenic slicks.
Keywords :
marine pollution; oceanographic techniques; oil pollution; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; C-Band SAR data; biogenic slicks; co-polarized phase difference; dual-polarized SAR data; multi-look complex; oil spill observation; partially polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar; sea surface scattering mechanism; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Phase detection; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Remote monitoring; Sea surface; Synthetic aperture radar; SAR; oil spill detection; polarimetry;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4778968
