The Maximum Similarity Shape Matching (MSSM) method applied to oil spill feature tracking observed in SAR imagery
Conference
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OSTI ID:478112
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
In this study, the Maximum Similarity in Shape Matching (MSSM) method was applied to a pair of airborne SAR images and two pairs of spaceborne SAR images in order to observe the small scale features of oil spill. The Gulf Stream front and the coast of Wales, UK, were chosen as the test sites. For the coast of Wales, spaceborne RADARSAT, ERS-1 and ERS-2 SAR images detected the persistence of slick features associated with the Sea Empress tanker massive oil spill, and showed the evolution of these features from February 22 to February 26, 1996. Drift speeds calculated using SAR images and MSSM method were as high as 11 cm/s. Deformation of the slick features was also evident throughout the five day period. The result of the investigation revealed the trajectory of this particular oil spill, and also demonstrated the possible future application of this method to analysis of SAR imagery, in general, and to oil spill monitoring, in particular.
- OSTI ID:
- 478112
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970319--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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