• DocumentCode
    804551
  • 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
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    630
  • Lastpage
    633
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0196-2892
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/36.142946
  • Filename
    142946