Locating Oil Spills Under Sea Ice Using Ground-Penetrating Radar

John H. Bradford, Boise State University
Lee M. Liberty, Boise State University
David F. Dickens, DF Dickens Associates

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This article was originally published by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

Abstract

The accelerating level of interest in arctic oil and gas exploration was demonstrated in the overwhelming response to recent lease sales in the Alaskan OCS region. As development increases, the potential for accidental oil spills in the arctic marine environment increases. The need for reliable systems to detect oil trapped in a range of ice conditions remains at the forefront of continued efforts to improve response to ocean spills.