Evaluation of infrared sensors for oil spill response operations. Final report, October 1994-June 1995

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:236864

Hover, G L; Plourde, J V

During November 1994, the USCO conducted a field evaluation of several commercially available portable infrared (IR) sensors for their ability to detect oil on water at night. The evaluation was conducted over the natural oil seeps off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA. The portable sensors were operated from the open door of a Coast Guard HH-60J helicopter. Sensors evaluated included the Agema Thermovision 1000 and Texas Instruments LOCUSP operating in the long wave IR (LWIR) and the Cincinnati Electronics IRC-160ST and IRRIS-256ST operating in the medium wave IR (MWIR). The installed FLIR 2000 LWIR system provided a baseline reference of current CG IR capabilities.

• Research Organization: Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 236864
• Report Number(s): AD-A-302656/4/XAB; CGR/DC-33/95; CNN: Contract DTCG39-94-D-E56616; TRN: 61210312
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
OIL SPILLS
DETECTION
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
FIELD TESTS
NIGHT SKY
IMAGE PROCESSING
REMOTE SENSING
PROGRESS REPORT