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Results of a deep‐tow multichannel survey on the Bermuda Rise
Author(s) -
Gettrust J. F.,
Grimm M.,
Madosik S.,
Rowe M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl015i012p01413
Subject(s) - geology , deep sea , range (aeronautics) , high resolution , deep water , geodesy , seismology , velocity gradient , oceanography , remote sensing , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics , composite material
High‐resolution multichannel seismic data taken with a deep‐towed source and receiving array are used to obtain estimates of the in situ compressional velocity‐depth functions within the upper ∼300 m of deep‐ocean sediments. These data, taken on the Bermuda Rise in an area with a nominal water depth of 5 km, resolve structure consistent with DSDP data from the region. The velocity‐depth functions derived from these data indicate little P‐velocity gradient in the upper 100–170 m of sediments and resolve P‐velocity inversions within the depth range sampled.