Method and system using a polarimetric feature for detecting oil covered by ice
AssigneeHarris Corporation
InventorsEdward Beadle, Emile Ganthier, Stephen T Hogue, Sean Freeman, Gregory Medlin, John Warner Shipley
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Abstract
A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice includes collecting polarimetric radar data at different depths into the ice using at least one airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice so that the polarimetric radar data defines polarimetric volumetric radar data. The polarimetric volumetric radar data is processed based upon at least one polarimetric feature to thereby detect an oil mass covered by the ice.
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A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice comprising:
- collecting polarimetric radar data at a plurality of different depths into the ice using a transmitter and a receiver carried by at least one airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice so that the polarimetric radar data defines polarimetric volumetric radar data;
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- using a data processing unit for processing the polarimetric volumetric radar data based upon at least one polarimetric feature to thereby detect an oil mass covered by the ice.
A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice using polarimetric radar data at a plurality of different depths into the ice using a transmitter and a receiver carried by at least one airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice so that the polarimetric radar data defines polarimetric volumetric radar data, the method comprising:
- using a data processing unit for processing the polarimetric volumetric radar data based upon at least one polarimetric feature to thereby detect an oil mass covered by the ice.
A system for detecting an oil mass covered by ice comprising:
- at least one airborne platform comprising a transmitter and a receiver, and configured to collect polarimetric radar data at a plurality of different depths into the ice as the at least one airborne platform moves about a search area above the ice so that the polarimetric radar data defines polarimetric volumetric radar data;
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- a processor and a memory coupled thereto configured to process the polarimetric volumetric radar data based upon at least one polarimetric feature to thereby detect an oil mass covered by the ice.
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