ARGUS Special Applications
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ARGUS Special Applications
Vessels towing oil recovery
booms into place
Vessel spilling oil
Spot area of oil
concentration
Oil spot area =
10.38km2
Oil volume =
326,592 barrels
Oil thickness
set to 5mm
1. OIL SPILL DETECTION
Early detection and the ability to mount an emergency response are essential should an oil spill occur. Adding the Oil Spill Detection capabilities
to your Simrad Argus X-Band or S-Band Radar is a must to stay operational. An Argus OSD Radar will increase your hours of operation and
efficiency, as the vessel can now work in the dark and know which part of the oil slick to concentrate on.
The Simrad Argus Oil Spill Detection application works by receiving and processing signals in real-time from on-board transceivers. The water
surface is usually dampened when it is contaminated by oil, so the backscatter of microwave radiation from these waves is unlike the rest of the
sea. The radar is then able to highlight the dampening of the reflected microwave radiation on the radar display, thus calculating the size, position
and drift (speed and course) of the oil spill. We let you see inside the oil spill!
The Simrad Argus Radar with Oil Spill Detection software has been successfully tested during two NOFO (Norwegian Clean Seas Association for
Operating Companies) on-water exercises. The radar has been found suitable for use in NOFO mode of operation. The success of this application is
further supported by the dozens of installations that are in operation today around the world.
2. SMALL TARGET DETECTION
Being able to identify small targets can be a matter of life and death. The Simrad Argus Small Target Detection unlock key allows the user to access
a set of radar functions specific to identifying small targets amongst the sea clutter.
The superior detection of small objects in clutter is carried out by using advanced signal averaging to suppress the chaotic sea clutter returns
in the background, and preserve the signal level of stationary targets. Therefore, in terms of amplitude of the received radar signal, the distance
between the clutter and target is increased and the target detect-ability is enhanced.
In addition, the operator can manually adjust the colour palette threshold to suit sea and weather conditions by adjusting some parts of the radar
signal from grey to green to highlight the presence of small targets above the average sea clutter.
Summary of Contents for PRO Argus S-Band
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