Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
Air-sea interactions, oil pollutions, radiative transfer, Monte Carlo method, remote sensing reflectance
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2013.13051
Abstract
Oil pollution of natural waters represents a serious threat for aquatic ecosystems, and the assessment of the degree of pollution requiresmeasurement strategies including remote sensing and modeling. While surface oil pollution is relatively easy to detect with radar or opticalremote sensing, underwater oil emulsions can only be detected using visible light as an information carrier. Here the Michelson contrast ofsea area polluted by an oil-in-water emulsion under various wind conditions is simulated through Monte-Carlo modeling. The results showthe premise for optimal direction of observations in which the possibility of detecting the emulsified oil is maximized.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid Publications, v. 8, art. 13051
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Scholar Commons Citation
Otremba, Z.; Zielinski, O.; and Hu, Chuanmin, "Optical Contrast of Oil Dispersed in Seawater under Windy Conditions" (2013). C-IMAGE Publications. 101.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cimage_pubs/101
