AbstractAn attempt is made to estimate the trajectory of the spilled oil from the sunken tanker Nakhodka occurred on January 2, 1997 in the Japan Sea by fusing two microwave sensor data, namely ERS-2 altimeter and ADEOS/NSCAT scatterometer data. In this study ‘fusion’ is defined as the method of more reliable prediction for the trajectory of spilled oil than before. Geostrophic current vectors are derived from ERS-2 altimeter and wind-induced drift vectors are derived from ADEOS/NSCAT scatterometer data These two different satellite-derived vectors are ‘fused’ together in the surface current model to estimate and evaluate the trajectory of spilled oil from the sunken tanker Nakhodka. The distribution of component of spill vector is mostly accounted for by the distribution of geostrophic velocity component during the study period with some discrepancies during March, 1997.
Satellite-derived sea surface height and sea surface wind data fusion for spilled oil tracking
Advances in Space Research ; 32 , 11 ; 2287-2293
2003-03-29
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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