2024/08/08 by S. Bolton, Bolton, Samuel
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Marine and coastal ecosystems #Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation #Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
paper · pdf · doi:10.24382/ybh1-q277
openalex publication_date 2024/08/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
Satellite and airborne remote sensing are the two main methods for mapping and identifying oil spills. It is important to accurately map oil spills so that a response effort is most effective. Although it is relatively easy to identify oil spills from remotely sensed imagery, it is more difficult to estimate oil thickness and type. However, it has been noted that due to an increasing issue of potential oil spills, technology is being developed to resolve some of these issues. Other ways that science is aiding in the identification of the specific oil characteristics is through developing models and algorithms by means of laboratory experimentation to update algorithms for oil dispersion rate etc.