Top-of-atmosphere hyper and multispectral signatures of submerged plastic litter with changing water clarity and depth

SP Garaba, T Harmel - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The exploitation of satellite remote sensing is expected to be a critical asset in monitoring
floating and submerged plastic litter in all aquatic environments. However, robust retrieval …

Feasibility of Radar-based Detection of Floating Macroplastics at Microwave Frequencies

JM Felício, TS Costa, M Vala, N Leonor… - … on Antennas and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Plastic marine litter is becoming a major environmental concern. Microwaves (MWs) have
potential for remote detection of floating macroplastics operating from satellites or airborne …

Making waves: Microwaves in climate change

RS Siegel, PH Siegel - IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Climate change is arguably the single most important global challenge of the 21 st century. It
is appropriate that in this, our first installment of our new editorial series Making Waves, we …

Detection of low permittivity floating plastic sheets at microwave frequencies

TS Da Costa, JM Felício, M Vala… - 2023 17th European …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwaves are surfacing in remote sensing as a viable or complementary technology to
optical techniques for the detection and monitoring of floating plastic litter, given their …

Wind-Induced Backscatter Clustering from Vegetation at W-Band

M Vala, JR Reis, JM Felício, N Leonor… - 2024 18th European …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the wind-induced backscattering from vegetation at W-band frequencies is
studied and characterised through practical validation in a controlled environment. Wide …

Microwave Remote Sensing for Marine Litter Mapping

JPMSB Amador - 2023 - comum.rcaap.pt
Anualmente toneladas de macro plásticos entram no ambiente marinho ameaçando o bem-
estar das espécies no oceano. A remoção deste plástico é uma prioridade máxima, e a sua …