The Determination of Oil Slick Thickness by Means of Multifrequency Passive Microwave Techniques.
Abstract
A technique for the remote determination of the thickness and volume of sea surface oil spills using multifrequency microwave radiometry is investigated. Aircraft-borne measurements were made at 19.3 and at 31.0 or 69.8 GHz of eight controlled marine oil spills. The spills consisted of from 200 to 630 gallons of either No. 2 fuel oil or No. 4 or No. 6 crude oil. The slicks always formed an identifiable region with film thicknesses of a millimeter or more and containing the majority of oil which was surrounded by a very much larger and thinner slick which contained very little of the oil. (Modified author abstract) Portions of this document are not fully legible.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 15, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0771376
Entities
People
- James P. Hollinger
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory