In the case of oil spill accident on the ocean, it is very important to proceed the appropriate recovery work for the minimization of environmental damage. We have developed a new airborne remote sensing tool for the detection and monitoring of oil spill to support the oil spill prevention.
This system illuminates the UV pulsed laser from the helicopter to the sea surface, and observes the 2-dimentional images of fluorescence from oil film floating on the sea surface. Because this method is active remote sensing, it is considered to be effective for the oil spill visualization in the night time, or in the foul weather condition.
The discrimination test was succeeded in the helicopter experiments of light fuel oil and sea water. Additionally, the detection test of underwater fluorescent substances was also succeeded in the indoor basin experiment.
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