Satellite detection of complex aerosols over the Arabian Peninsula/Gulf. Master's thesis

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7065868

Morgan, W P

Satellite detection of complex aerosols, in particular, Oil smoke over water and dust over land, is generally difficult. On 1 March 1991, a smoke plume generated by burning Kuwaiti oil wells and a dust storm over the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, provide the opportunity to study both of these effects. Utilizing NOAA-11 AVHRR data, a two dimensional scatter plot analysis technique was employed to determine and classify the radiative signatures of the smoke and dust. A two dimensional mask routine was then used to assess the reliability of the scatter plot analyses and spatially display the results. A channel 1 to channel 2 radiance ratio and a channel 4 brightness temperature combination provided the best separation of the smoke signature from water. The dust plume was unambiguously represented by a channel 5 brightness temperature minus channel 4 brightness temperature image and a channel 4 brightness temperature combination. Together the 2D scatter plot technique and 2D mask form the groundwork for a possible detection algorithm. Aersol Detection, Scatter Plot, Mask.

• Research Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7065868
• Report Number(s): AD-A-256085/2/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Master's thesis. Original contains color plates: All DTIC and NTIS reproductions will be in black and white
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
DETECTION
ALGORITHMS
DUSTS
STORMS
KUWAIT
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
PERSIAN GULF
PETROLEUM
COMBUSTION
AEROSOLS
BRIGHTNESS
COMPILED DATA
IMAGES
OIL WELLS
PLUMES
RELIABILITY
SATELLITES
ARABIAN SEA
ASIA
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
DATA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISASTERS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INDIAN OCEAN
INFORMATION
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MIDDLE EAST
MONITORING
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXIDATION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLLUTION
SEAS
SOLS
SURFACE WATERS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WELLS
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Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)