REPORT DATE: 07-15-2019
REPORT TIME: 0655 UTC
REGION: PACIFIC
SUB REGION: CALIFORNIA
AREA/BLOCK: Southern California  6658
IMAGE DATE: 07-15-2019
IMAGE TIME: 0157 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1B 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 34°19'55" N/119°36'43" W
AREA: 1.22 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly appeared to be emanating from an oil facility and had a faint contrast to its background, perhaps owing to the light winds at 5 KT out of the WNW at the time of the image. The anomaly was about 2.5 NM long by 0.3 NM wide at its widest point. Considering the above factors we have MED-HIGH confidence in this assesment.

UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly may be associated with wake created by the structure, though other facilities in the region did not appear to have a similar signature.

ANALYST: LEE
Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/southwest/erma.html#/layers=1+47008&x=-119.59153950000001&y=34.3357505&z=11&panel=layer

For further information on oil spill response and assessment go to: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills


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