| Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 8, 2013
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 13051 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2013.13051 | |
| Published online | 29 July 2013 | |
Regular papers
Optical contrast of oil dispersed in seawater under windy conditions
1
Gdynia Maritime Univ., Physics Department, Gdynia, 81225, Poland
2
Univ. of Oldenburg, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
3
Univ. of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
Received:
10
June
2013
Accepted:
3
July
2013
Oil pollution of natural waters represents a serious threat for aquatic ecosystems, and the assessment of the degree of pollution requires measurement strategies including remote sensing and modeling. While surface oil pollution is relatively easy to detect with radar or optical remote sensing, underwater oil emulsions can only be detected using visible light as an information carrier. Here the Michelson contrast of sea area polluted by an oil-in-water emulsion under various wind conditions is simulated through Monte-Carlo modeling. The results show the premise for optimal direction of observations in which the possibility of detecting the emulsified oil is maximized.
Key words: Air-sea interactions / oil pollutions / radiative transfer / Monte Carlo method / remote sensing reflectance
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