Title :
Detection of oil spills on SAR images, identification of polluters and forecast of the slicks trajectory
Author :
Uiboupin, Rivo ; Raudsepp, Urmas ; Sipelgas, Liis
Author_Institution :
Marine Syst. Inst. at TUT, Tallinn
Abstract :
SAR images from the Estonian coastal area were analyzed to identify oil spills. Slicks were detected on five images in February and March 2008. The analysis showed that the slicks occurred on the ship track. Seatrack Web model (SMHI) that includes ship automatic identification (AIS) data provides a possibility to identify the polluters. In two cases the hindcast model together with AIS information system enabled to detect the possible polluters.
Keywords :
marine pollution; oil pollution; remote sensing by radar; ships; synthetic aperture radar; AD 2008 02 to 03; Estonian coastal area; SAR images; Seatrack Web model; hindcast model; oil spills; polluters; ship automatic identification; ship track; slick trajectory forecast; Marine pollution; Marine vehicles; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface contamination; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
US/EU-Baltic International Symposium, 2008 IEEE/OES
Conference_Location :
Tallinn
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2267-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2268-5
DOI :
10.1109/BALTIC.2008.4625526
