Correlations Between Sound Velocity and Related Properties of Glacio-Marine Sediments: Barents Sea

Statistical analysis of laboratory-measured compressional wave (sound) velocity, porosity, wet bulk density, and selected textural parameters of surface sediments from the Barents Sea reveals that clay content and mean grain size are the best indices to sound velocity. These parameters are followed...

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Main Authors: Orsi, Thomas H., Dunn, Dean A.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: The Aquila Digital Community 1991
Subjects:
surface sediment
sound velocity
acoustical society
silty clay
sand content
Geography
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Barents Sea
Online Access:https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/7074
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02431033?LI=true
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Summary:Statistical analysis of laboratory-measured compressional wave (sound) velocity, porosity, wet bulk density, and selected textural parameters of surface sediments from the Barents Sea reveals that clay content and mean grain size are the best indices to sound velocity. These parameters are followed closely by porosity and wet bulk density, while sand content provides the weakest index. Although Barents Sea surface sediments are characterized by fairly high variability, the results of the present study are in general agreement with studies of similar sediment types in other continental shelf environments.

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