DocumentCode
3670935
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
fYear
2004
fDate
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
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"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
USA-Baltic Internation Symposium, 2004
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BALTIC.2004.7296830
Filename
7296830
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