An EM Survey Around the Martha's Vineyard Observatory

Abstract

To use the electrical structure of the seafloor to infer critical physical properties such as sediment porosity and permeability and to understand the distribution of these properties in terms of the regional geology. To examine links between acoustic backscatter properties of seafloor sediments and electrically inferred porosities, using porosity and sediment grain size distributions measured in cores as groundtruth information. To map variability in the electrical structure that might be due to fresh water discharge across the continental shelf.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA626772

Entities

People

  • Rob. L. Evans

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Continental Shelves
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Fresh Water
  • Geology
  • Geometry
  • Grain Size
  • Groundwater
  • High Resolution
  • New Jersey
  • Observatories
  • Permeability
  • Physical Properties
  • Porosity
  • Regions
  • Seabed
  • Sediments

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Geotechnical Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML