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The Plymouth Student Scientist

Document Type

Literature Review

Abstract

Satellite and airborne remote sensing are the two main methods for mapping and identifying oil spills. It is important to accurately map oil spills so that a response effort is most effective. Although it is relatively easy to identify oil spills from remotely sensed imagery, it is more difficult to estimate oil thickness and type. However, it has been noted that due to an increasing issue of potential oil spills, technology is being developed to resolve some of these issues. Other ways that science is aiding in the identification of the specific oil characteristics is through developing models and algorithms by means of laboratory experimentation to update algorithms for oil dispersion rate etc.

Publication Date

2015-07-01

Publication Title

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Volume

8

Issue

1

First Page

158

Last Page

166

ISSN

1754-2383

Deposit Date

May 2019

Embargo Period

2024-07-03

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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