OSRR-240-Development of a Frequency Scanning Radiometer to Measure Oil Slick Thickness, Phase II
Development of an all-weather, airborne instrument capable of measuring oil thickness over an oil-slick area in real time.
Development of an all-weather, airborne instrument capable of measuring oil thickness over an oil-slick area in real time.
This is a Joint Industry Project (JIP) between MMS, Environment Canada, U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Transportation Development Centre, and the Canadian Petroleum Association to develop the new laser fluorosensor technology for the detection of oil on water, ice and on shorelines. The objectives of this project include: develop the technology of laser fluorosensing for oil spill application including oil on water, on shorelines, among debris, ice or weeds and oil on ice; develop prototype instruments; and test these instruments.
This is a Joint Industry Project (JIP) between MMS, Environment Canada, Imperial Oil Resources Ltd., and the Industrial Materials Institute. This project was initiated to develop new oil slick thickness sensor technology for measurement of oil slick thickness on water. The objectives include: develop the technology of oil slick thickness sensor for the measurement of oil slick thickness on water from an airborne platform.
The Minerals Management Service has initiated a cooperative effort with Environment Canada to participate in a study of improving existing remote sensing technology. Oil spill remote sensing is an important tool for both experimental and operational spills. Remote sensing applications to spills can be expanded if existing problems can be solved and if low cost instruments can be adapted for this purpose. Three approaches were taken:
1) the use of shipborne radar as a practical aid to spill control;
2) the study of Infra- red oil spill remote sensing;
The major objective of this study was to refine the use of existing shipboard navigational radar units to detect and track oil spill slicks. This can be accomplished by modifying tuning procedures so that the radar will accurately depict the short period wave field.