Geological information from telecommunications cable route surveys of the continental shelf |
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Authors: | J. Noad A. Crosby |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geology, Birkbeck College , University of London , Malet Street, London, United Kingdom;2. Coastal Geology Group , British Geology Survey , Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, U.K. E-mail: acr@bgs.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Several burial assessment surveys using a seabed plough have been carried out along routes on the United Kingdom continental shelf to assess their potential for cable burial. Detailed information on sediment thicknesses and characteristics within the top meter of the seabed was collected using a survey tool called the Plough Surveyor. Geophysical surveys along these routes have enabled correlation with the plough data. Results include the range of tensions, tension trace characteristics, and typical penetration, and these have been correlated with seabed types and thickness of sediment. |
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Keywords: | cable route continental shelf English Channel seabed plough seabed sediments |
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