Office of Response and Restoration Web Banner
Emergency Response
Emergency Response
Pollutants in the Environment
Serving Communities
Natural Resource Restoration
Information for:
Emergency Responders
Students and Teachers
Interested Public
Research Institutions
Other Agencies
Current News
Special Note
FAQs
Catalogs of:
Publications
Software & Data Sets
Web Portals
Links
Downloads
Image Galleries
Abandoned Vessels
Drift Card Studies
About OR&R
Contact Us
Advanced Search
Site Index
Privacy Policy
Document Accessibility

Emergency ResponseHome | Image Galleries | Emergency Response

Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid

Photos showing different types and distributions of oil on water and common response activities, with example text showing how to use standard terminology to describe each scene.

Click on the image to return to the gallery
Note heavier dull brown sheens with small patches of emulsified oil in the centers of windrows.

Windrows of Gray and Silver Sheen

Note heavier dull brown  sheens with small patches of emulsified oil in the centers of windrows.

Observation altitude: 300 feet (91 meters)
Platform: Helicopter
Oil coverage: Sheens 50%; emulsified oil 1%

(11.30.99, Unknown)
NOAA logo
Revised June 3, 2005 | Site Comments | E-mail OR&R Web team | Disclaimer
Web site owner: Office of Response and Restoration | NOAA's Ocean Service | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | US Department of Commerce | USA.gov