• DocumentCode
    1049987
  • Title

    A method for remote detection of oil spills using laser-excited Raman backscattering and backscattered fluorescence

  • Author

    Sato, Takuzo ; Suzuki, Yoshihiro ; Kashiwagi, Hiroshi ; Nanjo, Motoi ; Kakui, Yoshimi

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Research Section, Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tanashi, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    1/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A laser method for the remote detection of oil present as a pollutant in the sea water using Raman backscattering and backscattered fluorescence is discussed. The scattering spectra of oils obtained by using a laser Raman spectrometer that employs a CW Ar laser are described. The backscattering spectra of oils obtained by a laser radar technique in the laboratory and the field are also described. Furthermore, theoretical performance of a laser radar with a CW laser or a pulsed laser for the detection of Raman backscattering of kerosene is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Fluorescence; Oil pollution; Optical measurements; Optical radar; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Water pollution measurement; Backscatter; Fluorescence; Laser radar; Laser theory; Marine pollution; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Radar detection; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0364-9059
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JOE.1978.1145367
  • Filename
    1145367