Title :
Shipboard navigational radar as an oil spill tracking tool-a preliminary assessment
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
The utility of shipboard navigational radar was evaluated in a wide range of sea states during an intentional oil spill exercise off Nova Scotia in September 1987. Specially tuned ship´s navigational radar on board a Canadian Coast Guard cutter was able to detect slicks of five barrels of spilled crude oil during periods of fog, rain, and darkness, in winds ranging from less than 10 to over 30 knots. There appeared to be a correlation between slick thickness and the capability for radar detection
Keywords :
oil technology; radar applications; radar systems; ships; tracking systems; water pollution detection and control; correlation; darkness; fog; oil spill tracking; radar detection; rain; shipboard navigational radar; winds; Airborne radar; Navigation; Petroleum; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Radar tracking; Rain; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23623
