Tuesday, October 20, 2015 to Thursday, October 22, 2015
Mobile, AL
CRRC's Oil Observing Tools Workshop Final Report
Resources
Title | Author/Source | Year |
Remote Sensing in Support of Oil Spill Response, Planning Guidance | API | 2013 |
Standard Guide for Selection of Airborne Remote Sensing Systems for Detection and Monitoring of Oil on Water | ASTM | 2015 |
Standard Guide for Visually Estimating Oil Spill Thickness on Water | ASTM | 2012 |
Standard Practice for Reporting Visual Observations of Oil on Water | ASTM | 2014 |
Remote Sensing Systems to Detect and Analyze Oil Spills on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf – A State of the Art Assessment | Burrage et al, NRL, funded by BSEE | 2016 |
Report on Best Achievable Technology Remote Sensing | Muskat, Judd | 2017 |
ExxonMobil spill response book | ExxonMobil | 2014 |
Detection, Tracking, and Remote Sensing; Part VII in the Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology | Wiley, edited by Merv Fingas | 2015 |
Bonn Agreement | Various | Various |
NOAA OR&R Spill Response Job-Aids/One-pagers
Title | Author/Source | Year |
Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial Observation | NOAA | 2012 |
Guide to Delineation of Oil | NOAA NESDIS | 2009 |
OR&R/ERD Job-Aids (e.g., Overflight, Oil Identification, Shoreline Assessment) | NOAA | Ongoing |
Reference Documents
Title | Author/Source | Year |
Discrimination of Oil Spills from Newly Formed Sea Ice by Synthetic Aperture Radar | Brekke et al | 2014 |
State of the Art Satellite and Airborne Marine Oil Spill Remote Sensing: Application to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill | Leifer et al | 2012 |
The Federal Oil Spill Team for Emergency Response Remote Sensing, FOSTERRS: Enabling Remote Sensing Technology for Marine Disaster Response | Leifer et al | 2015 |
Natural and Unnatural Oil Slicks in the Gulf of Mexico | MacDonald et al | 2015 |
An Assessment of Surface Surveillance Capabilities for Oil Spill Response using Airborne Remote Sensing, provided for International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) and Oil and Gas Producers Association (OGP) | Partington, Kim | 2015 |
Oil Spill Detection and Mapping in Low Visibility and Ice: Surface Remote Sensing, Final Report 5.1 for the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology - Joint Industry Programme | Puestow et al | 2013 |




Workshop Presentations (Day 1)
- Nancy Kinner, Charlie Henry, George Graettinger Welcome and Overview
- Plenary Session: Need for Oil Observing in Response:
- Scott Lundgren, Chief Emergency Response Division NOAA ERD Need for Oil Observing in Response
- Lt. James Litzinger, Strike Team USCG Need for Oil Observing in Response
- Lisa DiPinto, Assessment and Restoration Division NOAA ARD Need for Oil Observing in Response
- Plenary Session: Current Operational Programs:
- Jeff Lankford, NOAA ERD NOAA ORR Oil Observing Program and Tools
- Davida Streett, NOAA NESDIS MPSR and Remote Sensing for Surface Oil Assessment
- Mark Thomas, USEPA ASPECT
- Cathleen Jones, NASA NASA Programs
- Plenary Session: Current Oil Observing Tools and Data Analysis:
- SAR - Oscar Garcia, Water Mapping and Gordon Staples, MDA, Canada
- Landsat/TRACS - Mark Hess, Ocean Imaging and Kevin Hoskins, MSRC
- AVIRIS Next Generation - Ira Leifer, Bubbleology Research International (presented by Chuanmin Hu)
- Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) - Jean Teo
- Hands-On TrainingStations with Real Field Data
- Traditional high resolution photography and video
- SAR
- Landsat/TRACS
- Night Vision Applications
- Balloons and Vessels
Workshop Presentations (Day 2)
- Plenary Session: New Technologies/New Applications
- NASA Out-Year Planning & Expectations, Cathleen Jones
- NRDA/Assessment Use:
- DWH Multi-sensor Assessment, Jamie Holmes, Stratus Consulting
- DWH SAR Applications, George Graettinger, NOAA ARD
- UAS Potential Use & Limitations, Michele Jacobi, NOAA ORR ARD
- KSAT - Multi-Mission Near Real-Time Satellite Imagery, Carles Debart
- Remote Sensing Systems to Detect and Analyze Oil Spill on the Outer Continental Shelf, Derek Burrage, Naval Research Lab
Agenda
Participants
Additional Resources (post workshop)
Venue
NOAA's Disaster Response Center
7344 Zeigler Blvd.
Mobile AL 36608
Lodging
Homewood Suites by Hilton
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530 Providence Park Drive E
Mobile, AL 36695
251.634.8664
Participants (invitation only)
NOTE: Foreign Travelers are required to submit this form. Please send via fax to Kathy Mandsager at UNH 603.862.3957. This must be received by October 1 for security approval to NOAA's Disaster Response Center.
Organizing Committee
- George Graettinger, NOAA ORR
- Charlie Henry, NOAA
- Nancy Kinner, CRRC
- Jeff Lankford, NOAA
- Laura Belden, CRRC
Questions? Please contact kathy.mandsager@unh.edu (603) 862-1545