Eyes in the sky: A comparative spatial analysis of aerial and satellite surveillance of East Coast Canadian oil pollution

Proceedings of the 34th AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 244-258

  Lieske, David J ^a   Mahoney, Matthew ^b   Wilhelm, Sabina I ^b   Weir, Laurie ^b   O'Hara, Patrick ^c  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AERIAL SURVEILLANCE; ATLANTIC COASTS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EAST COAST; EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES; EYES IN THE SKIES; GRID CELLS; HOTSPOTS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NOVA SCOTIA; OIL POLLUTION; SATELLITE TRACKING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; TERRITORIAL WATERS;

CONTAMINATION; DATA VISUALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION DETECTION; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

MONITORING;

EID: 80955148535     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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