Objective Research objectives and content The basis of this project is the fact that the permafrost regions of northern Eurasia are being subjected to increasing levels of oil pollution, yet very little is known about the distribution and behaviour of oil spills in these areas. The objective of this project is to develop a new and powerful method of characterising oil spills on frozen ground. This method will be combined with the results of linked research in Canada to help define new remediation strategies. These objectives will be met through an evaluation of the potential of spaceborne and airborne remote sensing data and methods to characterise high-latitude terrain (topography, soil, vegetation, thermal regime) before, during and after an oil spill, as well as characterisation of oil spills themselves. Training content (objective, benefit and expected impact) Training content and potential impact will be very high. This is a virtually unexplored application of remote sensing, with large scientific and industrial potential, and the applicant's technical expertise will be broadened substantially in a number of areas, especially familiarity with radar remote sensing. A thorough grounding in the state of the art will be provided by attendance at an international conference to be held in Cambridge in July 1997. Links with industry / industrial relevance (22) Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetary geologyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradarnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution Programme(s) FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants TE02 - Earth Observation, Remote Sensing Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships) Coordinator University of Cambridge EU contribution No data Address Lensfield Road CB2 1ER Cambridge United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Not available France EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data