Effective Earth Conductivity Measurements at the Wisconsin Test Facility During the Summer of 1973.

Abstract

From 15 July through 4 August 1973, the Naval Underwater Systems Center measured the effective earth conductivity beneath the four halves of the Wisconsin Test Facility (WTF) antennas. The H/I induction method of conductivity measurements was used with each half-antenna alternately employed as the source, and some measurements were also obtained with the full-length N-S and E-W antennas as sources. The principal results are that (1) the minimum distance for determining the effective earth conductivity by the H/I method is 7 effective earth skin depths, and (2) the method of measuring each half-antenna in order to predict the effective conductivity of the whole antenna is correct within a factor of 1.22. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 1974
Accession Number
AD0779288

Entities

People

  • Grayson R. Canfield
  • Peter R. Bannister

Organizations

  • Naval Underwater Systems Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Conductivity
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Test Facilities
  • Wisconsin

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