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  • * Oceanography
  • * Signal Processing

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  • * Effective oil spill monitoring requires rapid response systems.
  • * Accurate measurement of thick oil slick (mm) on the sea surface remains a challenge.
  • * Existing methods lack reliability for thick oil estimations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To develop and validate a novel method for accurate oil slick thickness estimation.
  • * To utilize nadir-looking wide-band radar sensors (C- and X-frequency bands).
  • * To assess the performance of advanced statistical signal processing algorithms under realistic conditions.

Main Methods:

  • * Employed Maximum-Likelihood dual- and multi-frequency statistical signal processing algorithms.
  • * Utilized Minimum-Euclidean-Distance classification on radar reflectivity values.
  • * Developed and assessed a practical iterative procedure for noisy oil-spill scenarios.

Main Results:

  • * Demonstrated accurate estimation of oil slick thicknesses up to 10 mm.
  • * M-Scan 4D estimators showed superior performance compared to lower-order estimators.
  • * Validated the effectiveness of the iterative procedure in noisy conditions.

Conclusions:

  • * Radar active sensors can be effectively used for thick oil slick thickness estimation.
  • * The proposed method offers a reliable solution for oil spill monitoring.
  • * This technology advances the capability for rapid and accurate oil spill damage assessment.