MODELLING THE REFLECTANCE OF SEA AREAS
POLLUTED WITH OIL EMULSION
Summary:
This paper presents the modeling of the radiance re-flectance in sea areas polluted with dispersed oil. Two modeling stages are described. The first is the application of the Mie theory to determine the inherent optical proper-ties of oil-in-seawater emulsions. The second is the Monte Carlo code to simulate radiance transfer to determine reflectance with various oil concentrations under various light and wind conditions. The resultant reflectance values contribute to the validation of remote sensing algorithms and the detection of oil spills. The optical visibility of polluted sea areas is discussed.