OPERATIONS REPORT, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS EXPERIMENT OCEAN-BOTTOM SEISMOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS

Abstract

An Ocean-Bottom Seismograph Aleutian Experiment was conducted during the summer of 1967. The objective of the experiment was to obtain data for the determination of thickness and seismic velocities of the crust and upper-mantle structure by deployment of three linear arrays of instruments in the vicinity of Amchitka Island and by detonation of a series of chemical explosions. Several tasks involved in the completion of the experiment were equipment preparation, ship-rigging, shakedown cruises, and field operations. In general, the OBS units and auxiliary equipment performed reliably so that the experiment was completed with a minimum number of problems within the specified schedule. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670215

Entities

People

  • Edgar G. Beabout
  • Joseph G. Mcdermott
  • Ralph R. Guidroz

Organizations

  • Texas Instruments

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aleutian Islands
  • Coast Guard
  • Detectors
  • Direction Finders
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Radio Direction Finders
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Recording Systems
  • Seabed

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  • Oceanography.
  • Seismology
  • Software Engineering