Project AO SAOCOM OCEAN IAFE/CONAE 2016/2018 (SAOCOM Mission): CHARACTERIZATION OF OIL SPILLS USING SAR POLARIMETRIC TECHNIQUES

The objective of the project is to exploit polarimetric data to characterize oil spills. In particular, it is proposed: the development of polarimetric techniques based on SAOCOM data for the estimation of the volumetric oil content in an oil spill; The laboratory study of the characterization and discrimination capacity of natural and anthropic spills based on optical and microwave data in optically complex waters; The study of the possibility of classifying spills (petroleum vs. natural oils) based on polarimetric techniques based on SAOCOM and CosmoSky Med data; and the analysis of product errors.

MAIN RESEARCHER:
Dra. Dogliotti