Imagery and Sensing

How Satellites Could Improve Oil Spill Cleanups in the Ocean

By Photo of Kendall Russell
Aerial view of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Photo: Wikimedia.

According to speakers at Interspill 2018 in London, satellites could be a major help for those tasked with cleaning up disastrous oil speaks at sea. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) could provide a wide field of view to capture the breadth of a large oil slick — but it also has its drawbacks, including weak backscattered signal in low wind.

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