The modification of radar signals by organic sea slicks Final report

Abstract

The ultimate goal of the present investigation was the classification of organic surface films by determining their viscoelastic parameters with the help of multi-frequency radar techniques. This aim has been approached by the following strategy: laboratory measurements which included chemical and physicochemical characterization of the system slick/vicinal water layer. As a consequence of this endeavour, about 24 different slick-forming materials were selected. Wind-wave-tank experiments were performed using these 24 substances, nine of which were chosen for further investigations on the open sea. During the SAXON-FPN experiments these nine slick-forming substances and, in addition, a mixture of compounds, were disseminated on the sea surface and overflown by the airplanes and the HELISCAT which were available during the respective campaignsSIGLEAvailable from TIB Hannover: D.Dt.F. QN1(5,19) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekBundesministerium fuer Forschung und Technologie (BMFT), Bonn (Germany)DEGerman