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A multisensor system for airborne surveillance of oil pollutionThe U.S. Coast Guard is developing a prototype airborne oil surveillance system for use in its Marine Environmental Protection Program. The prototype system utilizes an X-band side-looking radar, a 37-GHz imaging microwave radiometer, a multichannel line scanner, and a multispectral low light level system. The system is geared to detecting and mapping oil spills and potential pollution violators anywhere within a 25 nmi range of the aircraft flight track under all but extreme weather conditions. The system provides for false target discrimination and maximum identification of spilled materials. The system also provides an automated detection alarm, as well as a color display to achieve maximum coupling between the sensor data and the equipment operator.
Document ID
19740030014
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Edgerton, A. T.
(Aerojet Electrosystems Co. Azusa, Calif., United States)
Ketchal, R.
(U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C., United States)
Catoe, C.
(U.S. Coast Guard; NASA, Advanced Technology Program Office, Washington D.C., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Technical Meeting
Location: San Mateo, CA
Start Date: October 16, 1972
End Date: October 18, 1972
Accession Number
74A12764
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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