High-Resolution Remote Sensing, In-Situ Observations, and Modeling of Low-Salinity Lenses in the Presence of Oil Slick

Soloviev AV, Vanderplow B, Dean CW, Schwarz E, Lehner S, Shen H, Perrie W, Schuler P (2020)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2020

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Pages Range: 5753-5756

Conference Proceedings Title: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Event location: Virtual, Waikoloa, HI, USA

ISBN: 9781728163741

DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9323394

Abstract

River runoff on the Louisiana Coast produces shallow, low-salinity lenses. Due to the presence of a leaking oil platform (Taylor Energy), the fine structure of these lenses is visible in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. In this paper, we report results of the comprehensive study including high-resolution remote sensing and in-situ observations of low-salinity lenses on the Louisiana Coast as well as modeling the lens using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. Our results indicate that these transient near-surface lenses create significant horizontal density gradients and spread as gravity currents, influencing the propagation of oil slicks.

Involved external institutions

Nova Southeastern University US United States (USA) (US) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) / German Aerospace Center DE Germany (DE) Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) CA Canada (CA) Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) GB United Kingdom (GB)

How to cite

APA:

Soloviev, A.V., Vanderplow, B., Dean, C.W., Schwarz, E., Lehner, S., Shen, H.,... Schuler, P. (2020). High-Resolution Remote Sensing, In-Situ Observations, and Modeling of Low-Salinity Lenses in the Presence of Oil Slick. In International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (pp. 5753-5756). Virtual, Waikoloa, HI, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Soloviev, Alexander V., et al. "High-Resolution Remote Sensing, In-Situ Observations, and Modeling of Low-Salinity Lenses in the Presence of Oil Slick." Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020, Virtual, Waikoloa, HI, USA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. 5753-5756.

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