Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

Joint analysis of remote sensing data on oil pollution by subsatellite ship measurements of hydrocarbons in the Barents Sea

2022. №3, pp. 106-117

Alexandrova Alina G. - Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Ivanov Andrey Yu. - Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Hydrocarbon pollution is one of the main factors of anthropogenic impact on the marine ecosystems of the Arctic, as hydrocarbons are among the most dangerous pollutants of the World Ocean. The results of satellite radar monitoring of oil spills distribution in the Barents Sea (2015-2020) and the results of ship-based measurements of hydrocarbons (HC) are correlated in an integral map. Sentinel-1A data (RSI) were provided by SCANEX/ ESA.

Key words: oil spills, satellite monitoring, SAR images, GIS approach, oil pollution maps

Read