Handbook of Geophysical Exploration at Sea : 2nd Editions - Hard Minerals

"This handbook presents advanced research and operational information about hard minerals and hydrocarbons. It provides information in an integrated, interdisciplinary manner, stressing case histories. It includes review chapters, illustrations, graphs, tables, and color satellite images that present the results of gravity, geodetic, and seismic surveys and of 3-D sea floor sub-bottom visualizations. The data was obtained using satellites, aircraft, and ships from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Major topics addressed in these volumes include geophysical methods used to explore for hydrocarbons, advanced radiometric and electrical methods for hard mineral searches, the role of geotechnology and seismic acoustics in overcoming geological hazards in selecting drilling sites and pipeline routes, and remote sensing techniques used to determine the physical properties of hydrocarbons."--Provided by publisher. Read more... Abstract: "This handbook presents advanced research and operational information about hard minerals and hydrocarbons. It provides information in an integrated, interdisciplinary manner, stressing case histories. It includes review chapters, illustrations, graphs, tables, and color satellite images that present the results of gravity, geodetic, and seismic surveys and of 3-D sea floor sub-bottom visualizations. The data was obtained using satellites, aircraft, and ships from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Major topics addressed in these volumes include geophysical methods used to explore for hydrocarbons, advanced radiometric and electrical methods for hard mineral searches, the role of geotechnology and seismic acoustics in overcoming geological hazards in selecting drilling sites and pipeline routes, and remote sensing techniques used to determine the physical properties of hydrocarbons."--Provided by publisher Content: Cover Title Page Copyright Page Preface Preface The Editor Contributors Advisory Board Table of Contents Part 1: Multidisciplined and General Methods Chapter 1 The Minerals Management Serviceâ#x80 #x99 s Offshore Hard Minerals Program on the United States Outer Continental Shelf: Status of Projects and Activities Chapter 2 Capabilities of Some Systems Used to Survey the Deep-Sea Floor Chapter 3 Geophysical Study of the East African Margin Part 2: Geophysical Methods Chapter 4 Airborne Gravimetry. Chapter 5 Basement Configuration Identified in the Marine Geoid, and Petroleum Exploration of the Seychelles PlatformChapter 6 High-Resolution Geophysical Mapping of the Mississippi-Alabama Outer Continental Shelf Chapter 7 Very-High-Resolution, Seismic-Reflection Profiling and Other Acoustic Techniques with Examples from Virginia* Chapter 8 Seismic Stratigraphy and Salt Tectonics of the East Breaks Region, Gulf of Mexico Chapter 9 Application of Seismic-Profile Methods to Sand Source Studies for Beach Nourishment Part 3: Radiometric Chapter 10 Radiometric Sea Floor Exploration Methods. Chapter 11 Exploration for Submarine Mineral Deposits by use of Gamma-Ray Radiometric MethodsChapter 12 Overview of Nuclear Techniques for Marine Mineral Survey and Environmental Assessment Chapter 13 Resistivity at Sea Part 4: Geotechnical Methods Chapter 14 Significance of Pore Pressure in Marine Sediments: Measurements and Derived Properties Chapter 15 Summary of Marine Sedimentary Shear Modulus and Acoustic Speed Profile Results Using a Gravity Wave Inversion Technique Chapter 16 An Experimental Study for Applying the Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves Method to Offshore Areas.

This two-volume handbook presents advanced research and operational information about hard minerals and hydrocarbons. It provides information in an integrated, interdisciplinary manner, stressing case histories. It includes review chapters, illustrations, graphs, tables, and color satellite images that present the results of gravity, geodetic, and seismic surveys and of 3-D sea floor sub-bottom visualizations. The data was obtained using satellites, aircraft, and ships from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.

Major topics addressed in these volumes include geophysical methods used to explore for hydrocarbons, advanced radiometric and electrical methods for hard mineral searches, the role of geotechnology and seismic acoustics in overcoming geological hazards in selecting drilling sites and pipeline routes, and remote sensing techniques used to determine the physical properties of sediments.

This two-volume handbook presents advanced research and operational information about hard minerals and hydrocarbons. It provides information in an integrated, interdisciplinary manner, stressing case histories. It includes review chapters, illustrations, graphs, tables, and color satellite images that present the results of gravity, geodetic, and seismic surveys and of 3-D sea floor sub-bottom visualizations. The data was obtained using satellites, aircraft, and ships from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.
Major topics addressed in these volumes include geophysical methods used to explore for hydrocarbons, advanced radiometric and electrical methods for hard mineral searches, the role of geotechnology and seismic acoustics in overcoming geological hazards in selecting drilling sites and pipeline routes, and remote sensing techniques used to determine the physical properties of sediments. The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) established the Office of Strategic and International Minerals (OSIM) in 1983 to provide a focal point for Federal stewardship of nonenergy minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Using radar altimeter data from the Seasat satellite, a geophysical model has been developed that successfully accounts for the anomalous geoid measurements observed over the Tonga Arc-Tonga Trench region.