REMOTE SENSING OF OIL SPILLS

1971 ◽  
Vol 1971 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarence E. Catoe ◽  
Frederick L. Orthlieb
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Remote Detection ◽  
Airborne Measurements ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Detection And Identification ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Basic And Applied Research

ABSTRACT A prerequisite for the control of coastal oil pollution is the development of surveillance techniques which are capable of monitoring large areas of the ocean surface to detect the presence of oil slicks. The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Research and Development is currently engaged in basic and applied research to determine the feasibility of various remote sensing techniques for the detection and identification of oil slicks. To date, several remote detection techniques have shown promise for the detection and surveillance of oil slicks; these were tested in a series of airborne measurements of controlled oil spills.

Volumetric Determination of Marine Oil Spills Using Coordinated Airborne and Surface Sampling Data

1973 ◽  
Vol 1973 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
J. E. Estes ◽  
P. G. Mikolaj ◽  
R. R. Thaman ◽  
L. W. Senger
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Surface Sampling ◽  
Remotely Sensed Data ◽  
Marine Oil

ABSTRACT The detection, measurement, and monitoring of oil pollution in the marine environment are receiving increased attention owing to: I) the growing incidence of oil spills; 2) the associated need for improved cleanup procedures; and, 3) the need for more effective surveillance systems, capable of gathering legal evidence for the prosecution of violators. The Geography Remote Sensing Unit and the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara for 2 1/2 years has been conducting experiments related to the application of remotely sensed data to these problem areas. As part of a United States Coast Guard test of a high seas oil containment device, a system for estimating the volume of oil loss resulting from oil pollution incidents was developed. This system involved the coordination of remote sensing data acquisition with simultaneous collection of surface sampling data. Results indicate that remotely sensed data, when effectively correlated with surface sampling data, can provide a base for volumetric estimations of a given oil slick. Refinements of these techniques can lead to more efficient, real-time day/night, operational monitoring of marine oil pollution incidents.

The Development of an Experimental Airborne Laser Oil Spill Remote Sensing System

1973 ◽  
Vol 1973 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-115
Author(s):  
J. F. Fantasia ◽  
H. C. Ingrao
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Experimental System ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Remote Detection ◽  
Sensing System ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Heavy Medium

ABSTRACT An experimental airborne laser oil spill remote sensing system has been developed. Operating from a U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Aircraft, the system is expected to have the capability of remote detection, coarse oil classification (heavy, medium and light weight) and under certain conditions quantification of oil spills in the marine environment. The system concept is based on a recent investigation at TSC of laser stimulated oil fluorescence as a technique for the remote sensing of oil spills, including laboratory and field measurements. The development and laboratory tests results of the experimental system are described.

Optimal Detection and Estimation of Marine Oil Spills Through Coherent Pluralism

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-111
Author(s):  
Kufre Bassey ◽  
Polycarp Chigbu
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
False Alarms ◽  
Optical Remote Sensing ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Detection And Estimation ◽  
Number Of False Alarms ◽  
Marine Oil Spills ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques

An important area of environmental science involves the combination of information from diverse sources relating to a similar endpoint. Majority of optical remote sensing techniques used for marine oil spills detection have been reported lately of having high number of false alarms (oil slick look-a-likes) phenomena which give rise to signals which appear to be oil but are not. Suggestions for radar image as an operational tool has also been made. However, due to the inherent risk in these tools, this paper presents the possible research directions of combining statistical techniques with remote sensing in marine oil spill detection and estimation.

scholarly journals Oil spill remote monitoring by using remotely piloted aircraft

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-653
Author(s):  
Aleksandrs Urbahs ◽  
Vladislavs Zavtkevics
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Multispectral Imaging ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Thickness Measurement ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the application of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) for remote oil spill sensing. Design/methodology/approach This paper is an analysis of RPA strong points. Findings To increase the accuracy and eliminate potentially false contamination detection, which can be caused by external factors, an oil thickness measurement algorithm is used with the help of the multispectral imaging that provides high accuracy and is versatile for any areas of water and various meteorological and atmospheric conditions. Research limitations/implications SWOT analysis of implementation of RPA for remote sensing of oil spills. Practical implications The use of RPA will improve the remote sensing of oil spills. Social implications The concept of oil spills monitoring needs to be developed for quality data collection, oil pollution control and emergency response. Originality/value The research covers the development of a method and design of a device intended for taking samples and determining the presence of oil contamination in an aquatorium area; the procedure includes taking a sample from the water surface, preparing it for transportation and delivering the sample to a designated location by using the RPA. The objective is to carry out the analysis of remote oil spill sensing using RPA. The RPA provides a reliable sensing of oil pollution with significant advantages over other existing methods. The objective is to analyze the use of RPA employing all of their strong points. In this paper, technical aspects of sensors are analyzed, as well as their advantages and limitations.

Assessing and Selecting Remote Sensing Techniques for Early Detection of Oil Spills

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torleiv Stien Grimsrud ◽  
Torild R Nissen-Lie ◽  
Valentin Vandenbussche
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques

POST-OPA 90 NATIONAL STRIKE FORCE1

1993 ◽  
Vol 1993 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lt. Alvin M. Crickard ◽  
Donald S. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Special Forces ◽  
The Public ◽  
Response System ◽  
Marine Environmental Protection ◽  
National Response ◽  
Federal Water Pollution Control

ABSTRACT The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) has resulted in an overall restructuring and enhancement of the national strike force. The OPA 90 legislation amended the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (FWPCA), which first gave the Coast Guard a role in marine environmental protection. The FWPCA led to the establishment of the national response system (NRS) and the establishment of “special forces” which would be available for pollution response. These special forces included the Coast Guard manned strike teams (collectively, the national strike force, or NSF) and the public information assist team (PIAT). OPA 90 legislation affected the NSF by requiring the Coast Guard to establish a national response unit (NRU) located at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The NRU, now renamed the National Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC), would provide overall management of the strike teams and PIAT and in addition, perform several new functions in consulting, exercise management, coordination of spill response, and logistics and maintenance of worldwide resource inventories. This paper examines all OPA 90 initiatives affecting the national strike force. It concludes that the overall impact on the national response system is quite positive and should result in significant improvement in response to both major and catastrophic oil spills.

AN ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN MONITORING OIL SPILLS

1979 ◽  
Vol 1979 (1) ◽  
pp. 313-316
Author(s):  
William F. Croswell ◽  
John C. Fedors
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Space Technology ◽  
Bureau Of Land Management ◽  
Space System ◽  
Use Of Space ◽  
The Status ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT The U.S. Congress has directed NASA to conduct an assessment of the potential use of space technology in the monitoring of oil spills and ocean pollution. As a result, laboratory studies, aircraft missions, and spacecraft studies are underway to perform this assessment with the cooperation of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Primary emphasis in the space system will be directed toward all-weather remote sensing and surveillance in which the space system would provide information to regulatory agencies for closer investigation with aircraft or ships. Laboratory and aircraft missions will be directed toward understanding and obtaining simultaneous microwave and optical imagery of oil spills on the sea with instruments of potential usefulness in the modeling of the movement of spills, along with detection and surveillance image definition. This paper summarizes the status of these efforts as of late 1978. Initial results of the required assessment should be available by the end of 1979.

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