Satellite Monitoring of Oil Pollution in the Southeastern Baltic Sea

2013 ◽  
pp. 125-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey G. Kostianoy ◽  
Olga Yu. Lavrova ◽  
Marina I. Mityagina ◽  
Dmytro M. Solovyov ◽  
Sergey A. Lebedev
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Satellite Monitoring

scholarly journals Satellite Monitoring Systems for Shipping and Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in the Baltic Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.G. Kostianoy ◽  
E.V. Bulycheva ◽  
A.V. Semenov ◽  
A. Krainyukov
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Oil Rig

Abstract Shipping activities, oil production and transport in the sea, oil handled in harbors, construction and exploitation of offshore oil and gas pipelines have a number of negative impacts on the marine environment and coastal zone of the seas. In 2004-2014 we elaborated several operational satellite monitoring systems for oil and gas companies in Russia and performed integrated satellite monitoring of the ecological state of coastal waters in the Baltic, Black, Caspian, and Kara seas, which included observation of oil pollution, suspended matter, and algae bloom at a fully operational mode. These monitoring systems differ from the existing ones by the analysis of a wide spectrum of satellite, meteorological and oceanographic data, as well as by a numerical modeling of oil spill transformation and transport in real weather conditions. Our experience in the Baltic Sea includes: (1) integrated satellite monitoring of oil production at the LUKOIL-KMN Ltd. D-6 oil rig in the Southeastern Baltic Sea (Kravtsovskoe oil field) in 2004-2014; (2) integrated satellite monitoring of the “Nord Stream” underwater gas pipeline construction and exploitation in the Gulf of Finland (2010-2013); (3) numerical modeling of risks of oil pollution caused by shipping along the main maritime shipping routes in the Gulf of Finland, the Baltic Proper, and in the Southeastern Baltic Sea; (4) numerical modeling of risks of oil pollution caused by oil production at D-6 oil rig and oil transportation on shore via the connecting underwater oil pipeline.

OIL POLLUTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BALTIC SEA SURFACE AND POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS OF ITS PROPAGATION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Krek ◽  
Alexander Krek ◽  
Elena Bulycheva ◽  
Elena Bulycheva ◽  
Andrey Kostianoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Oil Products ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
Curonian Spit ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Oil And Oil Products

Ships, seeps from the seabed, municipal and industrial waste waters, and the atmosphere are the main sources of sea water contamination with oil and oil products. During the satellite monitoring of the Kravtsovskoe oilfield (D-6) (2004-2015) the area west of Sambia Peninsula and anchorage in front of entrance to Kaliningrad Sea Canal were localized as the most polluted area of the Southeastern Baltic Sea. Oil spill drift forecast from these areas with a help of Seatrack Web model (SMHI, HELCOM) has shown that the average annual direction of oil pollution drift is directed to the North-East. In some cases, leakage of oil or oil products from ships west of Sambia Peninsula could be a reason of oil contamination of beaches of the “Curonian Spit” National Park.

OIL POLLUTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BALTIC SEA SURFACE AND POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS OF ITS PROPAGATION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Krek ◽  
Alexander Krek ◽  
Elena Bulycheva ◽  
Elena Bulycheva ◽  
Andrey Kostianoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Oil Products ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
Curonian Spit ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Oil And Oil Products

Ships, seeps from the seabed, municipal and industrial waste waters, and the atmosphere are the main sources of sea water contamination with oil and oil products. During the satellite monitoring of the Kravtsovskoe oilfield (D-6) (2004-2015) the area west of Sambia Peninsula and anchorage in front of entrance to Kaliningrad Sea Canal were localized as the most polluted area of the Southeastern Baltic Sea. Oil spill drift forecast from these areas with a help of Seatrack Web model (SMHI, HELCOM) has shown that the average annual direction of oil pollution drift is directed to the North-East. In some cases, leakage of oil or oil products from ships west of Sambia Peninsula could be a reason of oil contamination of beaches of the “Curonian Spit” National Park.

scholarly journals Oil Pollution Of The Southeastern Baltic Sea By Satellite Remote Sensing Data And In-Situ Measurements

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena V. Bulycheva ◽  
Aleksander V. Krek ◽  
Andrey G. Kostianoy ◽  
Aleksander V. Semenov ◽  
Aleksandar Joksimovich
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Oil Products ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
First Time

Abstract Results of operational satellite monitoring of oil pollution of the sea surface together with in-situ measurements of the oil products concentration in the water column for the first time allowed to establish relation between the surface pollution originated from ships, and the general characteristics of spatial and temporal distribution of oil products in the water column in the Southeastern Baltic Sea. Areas with heightened concentrations of oil products in the surface and bottom layers were determined for the study area. The main directions of the contamination propagation are agreed with the main direction of annual mean transport of substances in the Gdansk Basin.

scholarly journals Oil Pollution in the Southeastern Baltic Sea by Satellite Remote Sensing Data in 2004-2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena V. Bulycheva ◽  
Aleksander V. Krek ◽  
Andrey G. Kostianoy ◽  
Aleksander V. Semenov ◽  
Aleksandar Joksimovich
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Radar Images ◽  
Pi Index ◽  
Favorable Weather

Abstract The results of satellite monitoring of oil pollution in the Southeastern Baltic Sea in 2004-2015 are discussed in the paper. Interannual and seasonal variability of oil pollution is investigated. A steady decrease in total oil pollution was observed from 2004 to 2011. After a sharp increase of oil pollution in 2012, oil pollution level has established at 0.39 PI Index. Maximum of oil spills is observed in the spring and summer, which is probably due to favorable weather conditions for the detection of oil spills on radar images. According to the analysis of the shapes of the detected oil spills, it was concluded that the main polluters of the sea surface are vessels. No oil spills originated from the oil platform D-6 was detected in 2004-2015. Results of numerical experiments with the Seatrack Web oil spill model show that in the case of potential discharge of oil from the D-6 platform, oil will not reach the Curonian Spit beaches during 48 h after an accident.

scholarly journals Seasonal variability of oil pollution in the Southeastern Baltic Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.V. Krek ◽  
◽  
A.V. Krek ◽  
A.G. Kostianoy ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Oil Pollution

scholarly journals Daily Radiation Budget of the Baltic Sea Surface from Satellite Data

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Zapadka ◽  
Adam Krężel ◽  
Marcin Paszkuta ◽  
Mirosław Darecki
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Statistical Error ◽  
Surface Radiation ◽  
Radiation Budget ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Surface Radiation Budget ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Oil Rig

Abstract Recently developed system for assessment of radiation budget for the Baltic Sea has been presented and verified. The system utilizes data from various sources: satellite, model and in situ measurements. It has been developed within the SatBałtyk project (Satellite Monitoring of the Baltic Sea Environment - www.satbaltyk.eu) where the energy radiation budget is one of the key element. The SatBałtyk system generates daily maps of the all components of radiation budget on every day basis. We show the scheme of making daily maps, applied algorithms and empirical data collection within the system. An empirical verification of the system has been carried out based on empirical data collected on the oil rig placed on the Baltic Sea. This verification concerned all the components of the surface radiation budget. The average daily NET products are estimated with statistical error ca. 13 Wm-2. The biggest absolute statistical error is for LWd component and equals 14 Wm-2. The relative error in relation to the average annual values for whole Baltic is the biggest for SWu and reaches 25%. All estimated components have correlation coefficient above 0.91.

scholarly journals Practical Applicability and Preliminary Results of the Baltic Environmental Satellite Remote Sensing System (Satbałtyk)

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirosława Ostrowska ◽  
Mirosław Darecki ◽  
Adam Krężel ◽  
Dariusz Ficek ◽  
Kazimierz Furmańczyk
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Wave Radiation ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Structural And Functional Properties ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The University

Abstract The SatBałtyk (Satellite Monitoring of the Baltic Sea Environment) project is being realized in Poland by the SatBałtyk Scientific Consortium, specifically appointed for this purpose, which associates four scientific institutions: the Institute of Oceanology PAN in Sopot - coordinator of the project, the University of Gdańsk (Institute of Oceanography), the Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk (Institute of Physics) and the University of Szczecin (Institute of Marine Sciences). The project is aiming to prepare a technical infrastructure and set in motion operational procedures for the satellite monitoring of the Baltic Sea ecosystem. The main sources of input data for this system will be the results of systematic observations by metrological and environmental satellites such as TIROS N/NOAA, MSG (currently Meteosat 10), EOS/AQUA and Sentinel -1, 2, 3 (in the future). The system will deliver on a routine basis the variety of structural and functional properties of this sea, based on data provided by relevant satellites and supported by hydro-biological models. Among them: the solar radiation influx to the sea’s waters in various spectral intervals, energy balances of the short- and long-wave radiation at the Baltic Sea surface and in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the Baltic, sea surface temperature distribution, dynamic states of the water surface, concentrations of chlorophyll a and other phytoplankton pigments in the Baltic waters, spatial distributions of algal blooms, the occurrence of coastal upwelling events, and the characteristics of primary production of organic matter and photosynthetically released oxygen in the water and many others. The structure of the system and preliminary results will be presented.

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