Practical use of ERS-1 SAR images in pollution monitoring

Author

Wahl, Terje ; Skoelv, Age ; Andersen, Jorn Harald S

Author_Institution

Norwegian Defence Res. Establ., Kjeller, Norway

Volume

4

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

1954

Abstract

Extensive near real time use was made of ERS-1 SAR images for pollution monitoring in Norwegian waters throughout 1993. This paper presents four rather different events which demonstrate the slick detection capability of ERS-1 under favourable wind conditions. The detected pollutants were: 1) A mixture of fish oil and diesel, 2) Run-off water from an open depository, 3) A controlled chemical spill, and 4) Drilling fluid from an oil rig. In all four cases direct action was taken to clarify the nature of the ERS-1 slick observations. However, no clean-up operations were required

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; water pollution; water pollution measurement; AD 1993; ERS-1; North Sea; Norwegian Sea; SAR image; chemical spill; diesel; drilling fluid; fish oil; marine pollution; measurement technique; ocean; oil rig; pollution monitoring; radar remote sensing; slick detection capability; spaceborne radar; waste disposal site run off; water pollution; Airborne radar; Monitoring; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Radar detection; Satellites; Sea surface; Surface contamination; Synthetic aperture radar; Water pollution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399621

Filename

399621