Abstract
The spillage of oil in Polar Regions is particularly serious due to the threat to the environment and the difficulties in detecting and tracking the full extent of the oil seepage beneath the sea ice. Development of fast and reliable sensing techniques is highly desirable. In this paper hyperspectral imaging combined with signal processing and classification techniques are proposed as a potential tool to detect the presence of oil beneath the sea ice. A small sample, lab based experiment, serving as a proof of concept, resulted in the successful identification of oil presence beneath the thin ice layer as opposed to the other sample with ice only. The paper demonstrates the results of this experiment that granted a financial support to execute full feasibility study of this technology for oil spill detection beneath the sea ice.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proc. 'Living Planet Symposium 2016' |
| Publication status | Published - May 2016 |
| Event | ESA Living Planet Symposium 2016 - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 9 May 2016 → 13 May 2016 http://lps16.esa.int/ |
Conference
| Conference | ESA Living Planet Symposium 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
| City | Prague |
| Period | 9/05/16 → 13/05/16 |
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