@inproceedings{cb091671f4334a71b7f6c2d7938dd63e,
title = "Oil slick detectability along the range of large swath SAR images",
abstract = "The Normalized Radar Cross Section in SAR images depends on the incidence angle, on the wind intensity as well as on the angle between the radar beam and the wind direction; at incidence angles < 20° the specular reflection is prevailing while at greater angles Bragg mechanism predominates. A surface slick damps short waves and its presence is revealed by dark spots on the image; the detectability of oil slicks is found not uniform along the range showing an increase in the center. The influence of the backscatter mechanisms due to specular reflection and Bragg mechanism on the oil slick detectability is discussed. We highlight the capability of SAR to detect oil slicks as a function of the position of the slick along the range, the dimension of the slick area as well as the wind vector deduced from SAR image itself.",
keywords = "Bragg scattering, SAR, oil slick, specular reflection, swath",
author = "M. Cavagnero and W. Biamino and M. Borasi and \{Di Matteo\}, L. and P. Trivero",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 ; Conference date: 26-07-2015 Through 31-07-2015",
year = "2015",
month = nov,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326515",
language = "English",
series = "International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) ",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "3266--3269",
booktitle = "2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}