THE THICKNESS OF THE SEDIMENT LAYER AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH'S CRUST IN SEAS AND OCEANS ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF SEISMOACOUSTIC INVESTIGATIONS.
Abstract
During the IGY period the Institute of Oceanology of the USSR Academy of Sciences carried out seismo-acoustic measurements in the seas and oceans. These measurements were done by the seismic reflection and refraction methods in the Pacific and Indian oceans as well as in the Black, Japanese and Mediterranean seas. New data were obtained on the structure of the Earth's crust and sediments. Much similarity has been found between the Earth's crust structure under the bottom of the Pacific and Indian oceans and that of the enclosed and continental seas. The absence of the granite layer is common to all the above mentioned basins which differ from each other by the thickness of the sedimentary layer. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0635063
Entities
People
- G. B. Udintsev
- V. M. Kovylin
- Yu. P. Neprochnov
Organizations
- Naval Oceanographic Office