Application of remote sensing in

the assesment of Gulf Oil spill

 The Oil Spill:- The outlines
 A Oil rig named “ DEEPWATER HORIZON” in
the gulf of Mexico in USA caught fire on April
20, 2010
 The explosion led to the rupture in the oil well
1500m below the sea level.
 The well was active in production during the
incident.
 The oil well still continues to spill oil under the
ocean.
Assesment of the spill by MODIS
Remote Sensing platform
Oil on the shores of islands
RadarSat immage of 8 May
th
The Combined image on 18 may
th
Study of the effect of Ocean current
on the spill