Use of High Resolution Seismic Reflection and Side-Scan Sonar Equipment for Offshore Surveys.

Abstract

Continuous seismic reflection and side-scan sonar geophysical equipment were developed during and shortly after World War II primarily as military tools, but their application to marine geology and oceanographic research was quickly realized. In the past three decades electronics technology has greatly improved the capability of geophysical equipment to function as viable tools to decipher, in three dimensions, the geomorphology, subbottom structure, and geological character of marine, estuarine, and lake regions. Integrated survey programs using several seismic reflection systems and side-scan sonar in conjunction with grab-type and core sediment samples have been successfully used in many environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA126497

Entities

People

  • S. Jeffress Williams

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Continental Shelves
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • High Resolution
  • Loran
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • Recording Systems
  • Ridges
  • Seabed
  • Second World War
  • Side Looking Sonar
  • Sonar
  • Sonar Equipment
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Geology

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics