Observations and analysis of oil spills using polarized imageryOn Saturday, July 28, 1990, a train of barges collided with the Greek tanker Shinoussa in Galveston Bay off Red Fish Island near Texas City, Texas. The first barge sank and the second began to leak while the third barge in the chain and the Shinoussa both escaped without damage. The NASA Flight Science Support Office sponsored a graduate student from SUNY - College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a student from Texas, to survey the damage. The purpose of these surveys was to correlate aircraft base data with orbital data obtained during the Space Shuttle Polarization Experiment and existing laboratory data to evaluate the potential for an application such as oil spill monitoring and mapping. NASA has no charter with the local response agencies to support oil spill monitoring and cleanup.
Document ID
19930045053
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Israel, S. A. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Duncan, M. E. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Johnson, W. R. (Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Co. Houston, TX, United States)
Whitehead, V. S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)