Accession Number:

ADA278796

Title:

Evaluation of Synthetic Aperture Radar for Oil-Spill Response

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Jun 1992-Sep 1993

Corporate Author:

COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Hover, G. L.
• Mastin, G. A.
• Axline, R. M.
• Bradley, J. D.

Report Date:

1993-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

233.0

Abstract:

This report provides a detailed evaluation of synthetic aperture radar SAR as a potential technology improvement over the Coast Guards existing side-looking airborne radar SLAR for oil-spill surveillance applications. The U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center RD Center, Environmental Safety Branch, sponsored a joint experiment including the U.S. Coast Guard, Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Hazardous Materials Division. Radar imaging missions were flown on six days over the coastal waters off Santa Barbara, CA, where there are constant natural seeps of oil. Both the Coast Guard SLAR and the Sandia National Laboratories SAR were employed to acquire simultaneous images of oil slicks and other natural sea surface features that impact oil-spill interpretation. Surface truth and other environmental data were also recorded during the experiment. The experiment data were processed at Sandia National Laboratories and delivered to the RD Center on a PC-based computer workstation for analysis by experiment participants.

Descriptors:

• *IMAGE PROCESSING
• *SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR
• *WATER POLLUTION
• *OIL SPILLS
• COASTAL REGIONS
• MANAGEMENT
• RADAR IMAGES
• SAFETY
• SURVEILLANCE
• HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• SIDE LOOKING RADAR
• SEEPAGE
• SURFACE TRUTH
• COAST GUARD
• COAST GUARD RESEARCH
• WORKSHOPS
• OCEANS
• ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
• COSTS
• COMPUTERS
• AIRBORNE
• RADAR

Subject Categories:

• Cybernetics
• Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
• Water Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE