Operation System Design for Satellite-based Oil Spill Monitoring

Abstract

In recent years, the oil spill detection over sea surface and similar oil material filtration are attracting much attention from the ecological point of view, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is considered as an effective way of monitoring such phenomenon due to the day-and-night and all weather observation capability. In South Korea, there were two oil spill accidents that threatened our ocean environment in 2007 and 2011, and gave us to feel keenly the need of satellite remote sensing. Therefore, we have developed a system to detect oil spills and to bring benefit to the current oil combating system using satellite data. In this paper, we will introduce a design concept for satellite-based oil spill monitoring system, and give some results of applications through the prototype system.oring such phenomenon due to the day-and-night and all weather observation capability. In South Korea, there were two oil spill accidents that threatened our ocean environment in 2007 and 2011, and gave us to feel keenly the need of satellite remote sensing. Therefore, we have developed a system to detect oil spills and to bring benefit to the current oil combating system using satellite data. In this paper, we will introduce a design concept for satellite-based oil spill monitoring system, and give some results of applications through the prototype system.