Assessment of Electrical Resistivity Anomalies Caused by Fresh Water Discharge Offshore: Analysis of Data Collected off North Carolina and California

Abstract

The long-term goal is to determine the impact that fresh water discharge across the continental shelf has on the electrical resistivity structure of bottom sediments and, by so doing, to use electrical measurements to constrain the regional hydrology and the exchange of continentally derived groundwater with the ocean. The strength and spatial distribution of resistivity anomalies caused by fresh water will be used to assess the likelihood of false target identification in mine counter measures, and the degree to which bottom conditions might be misclassified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA626042

Entities

People

  • Dan Lizarralde
  • Rob. L. Evans

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • California
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continents
  • Data Analysis
  • Electrical Measurement
  • False Targets
  • Fresh Water
  • Groundwater
  • Hydrology
  • Measurement
  • North Carolina
  • Offshore
  • Regions
  • Sediments
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Water

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.