Towards an operational use of space imagery for oil pollution monitoring in the Mediterranean basin: a demonstration in the Adriatic Sea |
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| Authors: | Ferraro Guido Bernardini Annalia David Matej Meyer-Roux Serge Muellenhoff Oliver Perkovic Marko Tarchi Dario Topouzelis Kostas |
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| Institution: | European Commission - Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC), Via E. Fermi, 21020 Ispra (VA), Italy. guido.ferraro@jrc.it |
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| Abstract: | Studies of operational pollution carried out by European commission - Joint Research Centre in the Mediterranean Sea for the years 1999-2004 are briefly introduced. The specific analysis of the Adriatic Sea for the same period demonstrates that this area has been characterized by a relevant number of illegal discharges from ships. After setting the historical background of the project AESOP (aerial and satellite surveillance of operational pollution in the Adriatic Sea), the content, partners and aim of the project are presented. Finally, the results of the first phase of the AESOP project are presented. The results seem very encouraging. For the first time in the Adriatic, real time detection of oil spills in satellite images and an immediate verification by the Coast Guard has been undertaken. An exploratory activity has also been carried out in collaboration with the University of Ljubljana to use automatic information system (AIS) to identify the ships detected in the satellite images. |
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| Keywords: | Oil spill Illicit discharges SAR Monitoring Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea Maritime surveillance |
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