A Review of Remote Sensing Applications in Detection of Sea Oil Pollution

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

1 Associated Professor, Department of Remote Sensing & GIS, Faculty of Earth Science, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran

2 Lecturer, Department of Remote Sensing & GIS, Faculty of Earth Science, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran

3 MSc. Student of Remote Sensing & GIS, Faculty of Earth Science, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran


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