GOM OI: Flight Trackline Data for Oil Slick Research, 2016-2018

Flight trackline data collected during NOAA's Deepwater Horizon Lessons Learned Studies focused on detecting oil thickness and emulsion mixtures using remote sensing platforms. The research, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior and BSEE, involved synoptic collection of satellite and airborne imagery at the MC20 site, a location with a chronic oil discharge since 2004. Data shown here are part of the field research undertaken in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Use Cases

• Training models for oil slick detection based on remote sensing imagery mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of chronic oil discharges based on the MC20 site location.
• Developing methods for estimating oil thickness and emulsion mixtures based on the study's stated objectives.
• Correlating airborne and satellite imagery with surface oil characterization data referenced in the study.

Strengths

• Data is part of a structured NOAA study funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior and BSEE.
• Research involved synoptic collection from multiple platforms (satellite, airborne, surface) mentioned in the description.
• Field research was conducted over a multi-year period (2016, 2017, 2018).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific MC20 study site.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected as part of the DWH Lessons Learned Studies using remote sensing platforms (satellite, airborne imagery) and field research.

Time Range

Field research undertaken in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:27:48.763671; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mississippi Canyon lease block #20 (MC20), Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico.