Author:Mdakane, Lizwe W; Kleynhans, WDate:Oct 2020Oil spills are often caused by vessels when dumping oily bilge wastewater at sea (also referred to as bilge dumping). In an synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image, oil spills dampen the radar energy return and appear as linearly shaped dark ...Read more
Author:Mdakane, Lizwe W; Kleynhans, Waldo; Schwegmann, Colin P; Meyer, Rory GVDate:Jul 2017Oil spills present a major threat to the sea ecosystem and thus need to be monitored on a regular basis. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data is well known for ocean monitoring capabilities. SENTINEL 1 (SEN1) extra wide (EW) mode data and ...Read more