Presentation
NOAA SAB and SAR-Based Oil Thickness Reporting
SessionMeet the Poster Authors
DescriptionTo hasten oil spill detection and reporting, deriving oil spill thickness levels from optical satellite data is now a prominent research topic. Extensive research has already been done and has provided a foundation for the extraction of relative oil thickness levels, a helpful process when dealing with complicated marine surface oil slicks.
Lately, SAR data has become the subject of more recent oil thickness determination experiments. Published research has yielded the application of a damping ratio calculation for the rapid identification of estimated oil thickness levels. By comparing the average backscatter values from “clean” water to that of the oiled water pixels around/near the oil slicks in VV polarization ground range products, oiled pixels can be quickly classified to illustrate continuous values of varying damping ratio values, and thereby, oil thickness levels. By performing this application quickly, responders in the field can get the results as close to real time as possible, and thereby, being able to direct them to areas of “actionable oil,” where oil can be remediated effectively by methods such as skimming and burning.
NOAA began applying damping ratio methodology to SAR-based reports in Spring 2023. The poster at IOSC 2024 will focus on the application of the damping ratio methodology to an oil spill in SAR, the interpretation of the results, and goals for future improvements.
Lately, SAR data has become the subject of more recent oil thickness determination experiments. Published research has yielded the application of a damping ratio calculation for the rapid identification of estimated oil thickness levels. By comparing the average backscatter values from “clean” water to that of the oiled water pixels around/near the oil slicks in VV polarization ground range products, oiled pixels can be quickly classified to illustrate continuous values of varying damping ratio values, and thereby, oil thickness levels. By performing this application quickly, responders in the field can get the results as close to real time as possible, and thereby, being able to direct them to areas of “actionable oil,” where oil can be remediated effectively by methods such as skimming and burning.
NOAA began applying damping ratio methodology to SAR-based reports in Spring 2023. The poster at IOSC 2024 will focus on the application of the damping ratio methodology to an oil spill in SAR, the interpretation of the results, and goals for future improvements.
Event Type
Poster
TimeMonday, May 13th5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
LocationExhibit Hall G
Preparedness
Prevention
Remediation
Response
Restoration