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Satellite, aircraft, and drogue studies of coastal currents and pollutantsThe mounting interest in extracting oil and other resources from the continental shelf and continuing use of shelf and estuarine waters for waste disposal is creating a need for synoptic means of determining currents and monitoring pollutants in this area. A satellite-aircraft-drogue approach is described which employs remotely tracked expendable drogues together with satellite and aircraft observations of waste plumes and current tracers such as dyes or suspended sediment. Tests conducted on the continental shelf and in Delaware Bay indicate that the approach provides a cost-effective means of studying current circulation, oil-slick movement, and ocean waste dispersion under a wide range of environmental conditions.
Document ID
19770047152
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Klemas, V.
(Delaware Univ. Newark, DE, United States)
Davis, G.
(Delaware Univ. Newark, DE, United States)
Lackie, J.
(Delaware, University Newark, Del., United States)
Whelan, W.
(Delaware Univ. Newark, DE, United States)
Tornatore, G.
(ITT, Avionics Div., Columbia Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience Electronics
Volume: GE-15
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Accession Number
77A30004
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-21937
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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