The visibility and detectability of oil slicks and OH discharges on water

Environment Canada Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar (AMOP) Proceedings

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 865-886

  Fingas, M F ^a   Brown, C E ^a   Gamble, L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; REMOTE SENSING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WIND;

ALBERTA , CANADA; DETECTABILITY; DISCHARGE SPEED; MARINE OIL SPILLS; NEW CORRELATIONS; TECHNICAL SEMINARS; VISIBILITY THRESHOLD; WATER COVER;

VISIBILITY;

EID: 11244350613     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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