Geoenvironmental Characterization of Selected Shallow-Water Sites on the Western European Continental Shelf (SWAP)

Abstract

The southwestern approaches to the British Isles (SWAP) is historically an area where considerable naval warfare has taken place. It remains a strategically important sea area. The physical and acoustic character of the sea bottom is of importance for naval activities, particularly those involving submarines arid mines. The seabed in the SWAP is unique in the northwestern Europe; in continental shelf because it is composed of large areas of rock and sedimentary rock at the seabed, with only a scattered, thin veneer of marine sediment,. It is thus quite hard and locally rough, even where feature mapping and bottom sediment maps suggest a softer bottom.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
AD1114134

Entities

People

  • B. Tonarelli
  • E. Michelozzi
  • F. Turgutcan
  • M. D. Max

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Velocity
  • Acoustics
  • Geology
  • Glaciers
  • Grain Size
  • Igneous Rocks
  • Nato
  • New York
  • Oceans
  • Physical Properties
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Seabed
  • Shell Scripts
  • Side Looking Sonar
  • Sonar
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Educational Psychology
  • Geotechnical Engineering.