In the present study new features are extracted from the dark spot and fuzzy based techniques were utilized for classifications of the dark spot into oil spill and look alike. Threshold is defined for detection of dark spot, which is obtained from histogram analysis, where the image histograms consist of two peaks. For scenes devoid of two peaks in the histogram, an empirical formula is develop...

Microbes consumed oil rapidly http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/ 110801111752.htm In the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil disappeared more rapidly than predicted. This article discusses some of the studies investigating the underlying causes of this rapid biodegradation. Oil spill is boon to bacteria http://classic.the-scientist.com/blog/display/57448/ This ...

More than 2 y have passed since the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, yet we still have little understanding of its ecological impacts. Examining effects of this oil spill will generate much-needed insight into how shoreline habitats and the valuable ecological services they provide (e.g., shoreline protection) are affected by and recover from large-scale disturbance. Here w...

The primary objective of this research was to determine the relationship between operational variables and oil spill recovery rates, by performing a full-scale oil spill recovery test using an oleophilic drum skimmer. Prototype interchangeable oleophilic skimmer drums with aluminum, polyethylene and Neoprene surfaces were fabricated and tested at the field scale at the Ohmsett-National Oil Spil...

An operational model for the prediction of circulation and transport of oil spill in the Black Sea is presented. The hydrodynamic block is developed on the basis of the DieCAST high-resolution low-dissipative model adapted to the Black Sea. The oil spill transport block is constructed on the basis of the random walk approach, which allows predicting motion of individual particles, the assembly ...

The main objective of this work is to design automatic detection procedures for oil spill in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data. In doing so the genetic algorithm tool was designed to investigate the occurrence of using ENVISAT and RADARSAT-2 SAR satellite data. The study shows that genetic algorithm provides accurate pattern of oil slick in SAR data. This shown by 90% for oil spill,...

INTRODUCTION Oil spill in fresh water can affect ecological processes and accordingly it can influence human health. Iran, due to having 58.8 % of the world oil reserves, is highly vulnerable to water contamination by oil products. AIM The aim of this study was to determine environmental factors affecting the management of the oil spill into one of the river in Iran using the PESTLE analysis....

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted Louisiana's coastal estuaries physically, chemically, and biologically. To better understand the ecological consequences of this oil spill on Louisiana estuaries, we compared the abundance and size of two Gulf shrimp species (Farfantepeneus aztecus and Litopeneus setiferus) in heavily affected and relatively unaffected estuaries, before and after the oil...

State of the art satellite and airborne marine oil spill remote sensing: Application to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill" (2012). NASA Publications. Paper 117. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Oil spill Deepwater Horizon Remote sensing Lidar Near infrared Thermal infrared Satellite Airborne remote sensing Synthetic aperture radar MODIS Hyperspectral Multispectral Expert system ...

During any marine oil spill, floating oil slicks that reach shorelines threaten a wide array of coastal habitats. To assess the presence of oil near shorelines during the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, we scanned the library of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery collected during the event to determine which images intersected shorelines and appeared to contain oil. In total, 715 SAR ima...