Title :
Radar detection of gas seepage associated with oil and gas deposits
Author :
Skolnik, Merrill ; Hemenway, Donald ; Hansen, J.P.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of a simple X-band radar for the location of underground oil and natural gas deposits based on the seepage of gas into the atmosphere is discussed. The validity of the original explanation offered by others is questioned and it is suggested that the observed radar echoes may be due to the effect of turbulence induced in the atmosphere by the seeping gases
Keywords :
atmospheric turbulence; geophysical prospecting; geophysical techniques; remote sensing by radar; X-band radar; atmosphere; gas deposits; gas seepage; hydrocarbon deposit; location; natural gas; oil; prospecting; radar detection; radar echoes; technique; turbulence; Atmosphere; Fluorescence; Frequency; Gas detectors; Gases; Hydrocarbons; Petroleum; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Synthetic aperture radar;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
