Oil Slick Characterization Using a Statistical Region-Based Classifier Applied to UAVSAR Data

During emergency responses to oil spills on the sea surface, quick detection and characterization of an oil slick is essential. The use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in general and polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) in particular to detect and discriminate mineral oils from look-alikes is known. However,...

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Main Authors: Patrícia C. Genovez, Cathleen E. Jones, Sidnei J. S. Sant’Anna, Corina C. Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/7/2/36