Title :
Oil spill observation: A physical approach
Author :
S. A. Ermakov;M. Migliaccio;M. Tranfaglia
Author_Institution :
Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanova Street, 603600 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
fDate :
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Oil spills dramatically affect the marine ecosystem and must be properly observed to enforce laws and minimize their effects. A microwave remote sensing can be of great help in supporting oil spill observations. In this study we show how the comprehension of underlying physics is essential.
Keywords :
"Sea surface","Surface waves","Damping","Synthetic aperture radar","Fuels","Films","Wind speed"
Conference_Titel :
USA-Baltic Internation Symposium, 2004
DOI :
10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296830
