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  • 1Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Ave., Potsdam, NY 13699, USA. cfuller@clarkson.edu

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Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) can detect oil plumes using acoustic backscatter (ABS). However, calibrating ADCPs for accurate oil concentration measurement remains challenging due to variable ABS responses.

Area of Science:

  • Marine pollution
  • Ocean acoustics
  • Environmental monitoring

Background:

  • The Deepwater Horizon disaster created a deep-sea oil plume.
  • Characterizing oil plumes requires accurate concentration and spatial extent data.
  • Acoustic backscatter (ABS) shows potential for remote oil plume detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the use of Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) for detecting oil-droplet suspensions.
  • To assess the quantitative capabilities of ADCPs based on ABS response.
  • To investigate the challenges in calibrating acoustic methods for field analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Controlled laboratory experiments simulating oil-droplet suspensions.
  • Utilizing an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) to measure acoustic backscatter (ABS).

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  • Analyzing the relationship between ABS response and oil-droplet volume concentration.
  • Evaluating theoretical ABS intensity based on particle size distribution.

    • Main Results:

    • A log-linear relationship was observed between ABS response and oil-droplet volume concentration.
    • Significant variability in ABS response factors was found, hindering calibration.
    • Particle size distribution analysis offered insights into method sensitivity and interference.

    Conclusions:

    • ADCPs show potential for detecting oil-droplet suspensions via ABS.
    • Quantitative field analysis using ADCPs is challenging due to calibration difficulties.
    • Further research is needed to refine acoustic methods for reliable oil plume monitoring.