Affiliation:
1. Minerals Management Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The utility of shipboard navigational radar as an oil spill tracking tool was evaluated in a wide range of sea states during an intentional oil spill exercise off Nova Scotia in September 1987. Specially tuned ship's radar onboard the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Mary Hitchens was able to detect slicks of five barrels of spilled crude oil during periods of fog, rain, and darkness. Slicks were detectable in winds ranging from less than 10 knots up to more than 30 knots. There appeared to be a correlation between slick thickness and the capability for radar detection. This paper explores the observed limits of radar for detection during the exercise.
Publisher
International Oil Spill Conference
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Cited by
1 articles.
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