7010RS0001 

 MAIRS, ROBERT L., "Oceanographic Interpretation of Apollo Photos," P/iotogrammefnc 



Engineenng, Vol. 36, No. 10, Oct. 1970, pp. 1045-1058. 

 Keywords: Satellite Photographs, Coastal Processes, North Carolina 



Article describes the use of Apollo IX photos to analyze the origin, movement, and 

 dissipation of discolored water plumes along the coast of North Carolina near Cape Hatteras. 

 The plumes discharged from Ocracoke and Hatteras Inlets are concluded to be ebb tide 

 discharges of low density, highly turbid water in which the sediment was derived from the 

 bottom of Pamlico Sound. Historical meteorologic and oceanographic data were used to 

 interpret the photos. Image enhancement, in which blue, green, and red band separations 

 were prepared, was used for interpretation. A significant difference in the turbidity patterns 

 was shown in the wavelength bands. Satelhte photos were useful for circulation, flushing, 

 and mixing patterns in coastal areas, particularly with collection of ground and 

 environmental data. 



7010RS0002 



AUKLAND, J. C, and TREXLER, D. T., "Oil Pollution Detection and Discrimination by 



Remote Sensing Techniques," Report No. 714104/ A/006-1, AD 716349, A Report 



Prepared for the U.S. Coast Guard by the Microwave Sensor Systems Division, Spectran, 



Inc., Downey, Calif., Oct. 1970. 



Keywords: Aerial Remote Sensors, Water Pollution, Gulf of Mexico 



Report describes a series of tests in the Gulf of Mexico in April 1970 to evaluate the 

 capability of remote sensors to detect and discriminate oil types on the water surface. The 

 sensors evaluated were two microwave radiometers, an infrared scanner, two 70-mm cameras 

 using color and color infrared film, and a four-lens multispectral camera. A total of 103 oil 

 spills were made at different ship speeds and spill rates using a different oil pollutant. An 

 excellent series of photos show the oil spills. The study concluded that each sensor tested 

 had certain advantages for conditions of time, sea surface roughness, weather, and type of 

 poUutant. 



7010RS0003 



POLCYN, FABIAN C, BROWN, W. L., and SATTINGER, I. J., "The Measurement of 



Water Depth by Remote Sensing Techniques," Report 8973-26-F, Infrared and Optics 



Laboratory, WiUow Run Laboratories, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 



1970. 



Keywords: Aerial Photographs, Multispectral Imagery, Water Depths, Wave Patterns 



Report describes three remote sensing techniques in determining water depths. One 



technique is measuring changes in wave refraction patterns from photos. An optical 



technique was used to produce Fourier transforms of the wave patterns on photos. The 



wave direction and wavelength were determined from the transforms. Test results of this 



technique in Lake Michigan are presented. The second technique was computer processing 



of multispectral imagery, using the ratio of Ught intensity reflected from the ocean floor at 



different wavelength bands to determine and plot a map of water depths. A depth map is 



shown of a test site near Miami, Florida. The third technique used an optical laser system to 



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