REMOTE SENSING DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF OIL SEEPS IN THE CASPIAN SEA AND THE BARENTS SEA

  • A. Yu. Ivanov Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.29006/1564-2291.JOR-2019.47(5).4
Keywords Caspian Sea, Barents Sea, oil seeps, oil slicks, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), SAR images, geoinformational approach

Abstract

By remote sensing methods natural oil seeps and their sources in the southern part of the Caspian Sea off the coast of Iran and in the Barents Sea are studied. It is shown that with the help of a geoinformational approach and additional geological-geophysical information and bathymetric data, it is possible not only to determine their actual position at the bottom, but also to obtain information on their activity, e.g., frequency, volumes of emitted oil, and oil and gas deposits. In addition, this approach allows discovering new seep sources in various seas. It is concluded that the SAR data of the European Sentinel-1 satellites is an excellent material for monitoring and studying natural oil seeping through the observation of oil slicks floating on the sea surface.

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Published
2019-12-23
Issue
Vol 47 No 5 (2019): Journal of Oceanological Research
Section
International Round Table “The Future of the Caspian: Research Projects and Stud

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