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Detection of oil spills using 13.3 ghz radar scatterometer
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Krishen, K. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | The results of an analysis of 13.3-GHz single polarized scatterometer data collected during NASA/MSC Mission 135, flown on March 16, 1970 are reported. Data were gathered over a crude oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico off the Mississippi Delta. With the aid of RC-8 camera photographs, the scattering cross section was correlated with the extent of the oil spill. The scattering cross section at higher incidence angles decreased by 5 db to 10 db in the presence of the oil spill. This was attributed to oil's damping of small gravity and capillary waves. The composite scattering theory and the scatterometer acquired data were used to obtain an expression of radar scattering over ocean surfaces with oil spills. The study demonstrates that the presence and extent of oil spills can be detected using high frequency radar systems. |
| File Size | 1117702 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720021676 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7dr7mh39 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-01-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Scatterometers Remote Sensors Earth Resources Program Gulfs Scattering Cross Sections Water Pollution Oil Slicks Ocean Surface Radar Imagery Surface Roughness Effects Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
