Automatic detection of oil spills from SAR images

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1157-1174

  Nirchio, F ^a   Sorgente, M ^a   Giancaspro, A ^b   Biamino, W ^c   Parisato, E ^c   Ravera, R ^c   Trivero, P ^c  

^a ASI   (Italy)

^b TELESPAZIO S P A   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; RADAR IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; WIND EFFECTS;

COASTLINES; EUROPEAN REMOTE SENSING (ERS) SATELLITE; SEA SURFACE FEATURES;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; OIL SPILL; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 17144429725     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160512331326558     Document Type: Article

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