Evaluate Fire Radiative Power (FRP) from Oil field emissions over Oil Crescent of Libya, using Satellite techniques of VIIRS-Suomi bands

Abstract

Under climate change conditions, gases from oil fires may cause environmental damage proportional to the number of oil fields and their production capacity. Fire Radiant Power (FRP) used as an indicator of the combustion area (emission). The spatial resolution of bands were 370 m per pixel. The results showed high productivity in large fields such as Wahat 3.62 FRP 347.33 BT and Nafora-C 3.24 FRP with 335.46 BT, the weakest field recorded in Intisar-A was 0.6 FRP and 299.21 BT. For a monthly time series, in April highest FRP value recorded, the weak values were recorded in winter and fall months. This study recommends a health survey of workers and residents near those fields, and a field assessment of air pollution for the entire oil crescent is needed.