Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/john_bradford Recent documents in John H. Bradford en-us Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:27:12 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/john_bradford/1 http://works.bepress.com/john_bradford/1 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:31:20 PST 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. John H. Bradford