ON THE INTERPRETATION OF SAR IMAGERY FROM THE SEA-EMPRESS OIL-SPILL

Authors
JONES B MITCHELSONJACOB EG
Citation
B. Jones et Eg. Mitchelsonjacob, ON THE INTERPRETATION OF SAR IMAGERY FROM THE SEA-EMPRESS OIL-SPILL, International journal of remote sensing, 19(4), 1998, pp. 789-795
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Photographic Tecnology","Remote Sensing
Journal title
International journal of remote sensing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01431161
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
789 - 795
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-1161(1998)19:4<789:OTIOSI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A method for monitoring oil spills using SAR imagery is suggested, bas ed on the simulation of the wave spectrum using modelled surface winds . A first order separation of the purely wind-driven backscatter distr ibution and its modification due to surfactant was made by parametrizi ng the effect of surfactant on the wave growth rate and on the reflect ive properties of the sea surface. The technique was applied to a SAR image showing the Sea Empress oil spill, in south-west Wales, UK.