• Mineral Oil Slicks Identification Using Dual Co-polarized Radarsat-2 and TerraSAR-X SAR Imagery 

      Ivonin, Dmitry; Brekke, Camilla; Skrunes, Stine; Ivanov, Andrei; Kozhelupova, Nataliya (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-25)
      This study is devoted to a generalization of C-band Radarsat-2 and X-band TerraSAR-X synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data in the form of a diagram serving to easily identify mineral oil slicks (crude oil and emulsions) and separate them from the other oil slicks. The diagram is based on the multi-polarization parameter called Resonant to Non-resonant signal Damping (RND) introduced by Ivonin et al. ...
    • Newly-formed sea ice distinction near the oil platform Prirazlomnaya in the Pechora Sea using polarimetric Radarsat-2 SAR observations 

      Ivonin, Dmitry; Ivanov, Andrey; Johansson, Malin; Brekke, Camilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-01)
      A polarimetric approach developed to discriminate oil slicks and look-alikes was used to study the polarimetric properties of newly-formed ice (NFI) observed near the Prirazlomnaya oil platform. This approach is based on the multipolarization parameter called Resonant to Non-resonant signal Damping (RND), which is related to the ratio between the ice damping and the short wind waves and wave breakings. ...
    • Towards automatic detection of dark features in the Barents Sea using synthetic aperture radar 

      Cristea, Anca; Johansson, Malin; Filimonova, Natalya A.; Ivonin, Dmitry; Hughes, Nick; Doulgeris, Anthony Paul; Brekke, Camilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-17)
      Increased human presence and commercial activities in the Barents Sea (fishing, offshore oil and gas exploration) are amplifying the need for large-scale operational ocean monitoring of the eventual oil spills in the region. The geographical location and climate impose additional constraints on satellite-based monitoring, making it necessary to use Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Dark features or ...