Conditions for effective detection of the boundary between the oil-covered and clean sea surface in the IR range

This study is devoted to evaluating the most effective conditions that allow detecting oil pollution on the water surface using an on-board lidar operating in the infrared range. The results of the CO2 – lidar simulation show that even in the presence of a highly agitated sea surface, difficult weather conditions and low optical visibility, it is possible to search for the boundary between the water surface and oil from a flight altitude of 250-300 meters.