Four oil spill events over the Indian Ocean including Chennai, Sharjah, Al Khiran and
Mubarak Village are analyzed using Sentinel-1 satellite data. General National Oceanic and …

Oil spills may have devastating effects on marine ecosystems, public health, the economy,
and coastal communities. As a consequence, scientific literature contains various up-to-date …

This study aims at assessing the fate of MV Wakashio oil spill, and the driving forces
responsible for possible environmental consequences of polluted coastal region. GNOME …

Abstract The United Nations preservation target program places a high priority on the
maritime environment, and oil pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues damaging …

Concern about marine litter has been rising in the last decades, triggered by the discovery of
the great mid-ocean garbage patches. The Mediterranean Sea is strongly affected by the …

Oil spills are a worldwide concern since they cause environmental problems and financial
losses. Automatic detection plays a crucial role in rapid decision-making to reduce damage …

Validation of oil spill forecasting systems suffers from a lack of data due to the scarcity of oil
slick in situ and satellite observations. Drifters (surface drifting buoys) are often considered …

Over a hundred experiments were conducted between 1998 and 2022 in the Mediterranean
Sea using surface Lagrangian drifters at coastal and offshore levels. Raw data were initially …

From the late 1900s onward, hydrocarbon exploitation has led to severe environmental
footprints in the Khuzestan province, Iran. However, no comprehensive study has been …

The efficient and timely identification of oil spill areas is crucial for ocean environmental
protection. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is widely used in oil spill detection due to its all …