Wednesday, November 13, 2019 to Friday, November 15, 2019
New Jersey
Coordinating Recent Advances in Estimating and Measuring Oil Slick Thickness (CAMRPI)
Sponsored by NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) via funding from Canada Oceans Protection Plan’s Multi-Partner Oil Spill Research Initiative (MPRI) in partnership with Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and hosted by the Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire.
This event includes a 2-day workshop on Wednesday & Thursday, November 13 & 14.
The Ohmsett event will be on Friday, November 15 (1/2 day).
Final Report
Comparing Recent Advances in Estimating and Measuring Oil Slick Thickness: MPRI Technical Report (released January 2023)
Goals for this Project
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Bring together an international team of experts who are currently working largely independently to advance the collective ability to determine oil slick thickness and overall oil slick characterization. This will allow researchers to: benefit from work conducted to date; understand and compare challenges and successes; build on completed research; and identify research gaps and plans to address them.
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Move beyond discussions of methods’ strengths and weaknesses with a series of controlled experiments at BSEE’s Oil Spill Response Research and Renewable Energy Test facility in Leonardo (New Jersey) (the OHMSETT facility) to actually measure and compare various techniques for characterizing oil thickness.
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Conduct field test various methods, based on the OHMSETT experiments, to determine field readiness levels and performance.
Presentations
- Workshop Objectives, Nancy Kinner CRRC
- Setting the Stage, Responder's Perspectives
- Lisa DiPinto, NOAA OR&R; Dana Tulis, USCG; Jay Cho, BSEE; Robyn Conmy,U.S. EPA; Frank Monaldo, NOAA; James Hanzalik, Clean Gulf Associates; Scott Pegau PWS RCAC
Satellites
- NOAA NESDIS, Jerome Fisher
- RADAR SAT 2, Gordon Staples, MDA Corporation
- AVIRIS, Gregg Swayze, USGS
Aerial Platforms
- NASA UAV SAR, Frank Monaldo, NOAA
- LiDAR, Robyn Conmy, U.S. EPA
- Fixed Wing Multi-spectral system, Allessandro Vagata, FOTOTERRA
- TRACS Multi Sensor System, Mark Hess, Ocean Imaging
- Marine Scout Sensor, Scot Moyhr, MTEQ
- PIXYS - Polarized Thermal Sensor, Davie Chenault, Polaris Sensor Technologies
- Unmanned Aerial System, Oscar Garcia, Water Mapping, LLC
On or In the Water, Non-destructive
- Acoustics Thickness Sensors, Paul Panetta, Applied Research Associates
On or In the Water, Destructive
- Remotely Manned Surface Vehicle (RMSV), Tim Nedwed, ExxonMobil
- Micro Thickness Sensor, Daniel Asmar, American University of Beirut
- Capacitance Thickness Sensor, Daniel Asmar, American University of Beirut
- Dip Plates and Sorbent Pads, Heather Forth, Abt Associates
- Tube Sampler, Oscar Garcia, Water Mapping, LLC
- Statistical Considerations, Philip Ramsey, University of New Hampshire
- Additional Resources
- Slick Thickness Characterization Based on Low Noise, Polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory a BSEE Report
- Development of an Oil Thickness Sensor Phase II, American University of Beirut a BSEE Report
- System and Algorithm Development to Estimate Oil Thickness and Emulsification Through an UAS Platform, WaterMapping LLC a BSEE Report
- Estimating Oil Slick Thickness with LiDAR Remote Sensing Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory a BSEE Report
Venue
NOAA Fisheries Science Center
NEFSC James J. Howard
Marine Sciences Laboratory
74 Magruder Road, Sandy Hook
Highlands, NJ 07732
(732) 872-3000
Field Trip
OHMSETT
NWS Earle Waterfront
801 State Route 36, Building R-24
Leonardo, NJ 07737
Ph 732-866-7183
Logistics
Airports
Newark - ~36 miles
LaGuardia - ~60 miles
JFK - ~ 65 miles
Hotels (no blocks have been reserved)
Blue Bay Inn (This is convenient to both of our locations (workshop and tour). Government rate is $120. Walking distance to shops and eateries.)
51 First Avenue
Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
Phone:(732) 708-9600
Molly Pitcher Inn (This offers a government rate of $109. Highly recommended location, but a greater distance.)
88 Riverside Ave.
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: (732) 203-5199
Due to federal facility security, all participants must be approved prior to attending the workshop and OHMSETT. visitor form
Our Base Sponsor is:
Mike Brennan
Ohmsett Liaison
U.S. Department of the Interior, BSEE
Naval Weapons Station Earle, Waterfront
michael.brennan@bsee.gov
Office: (732) 866-7055 Fax:(732) 866-7027
This form must be submitted directly to: Attention: Mike Brennan by Fax:(732) 866-7027
Planning Committee
- Nancy Kinner, CRRC, UNH
- Lisa DiPinto, NOAA OR&R
- George Graettinger, NOAA OR&R
- Kristi McKinney, BSEE
- Philip Ramsey, UNH
Questions? Please contact Kathy Mandsager.
