Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Utilization of Satellite Geoidal Anomalies for Computer Analysis of Geophysical Models, Chapter 2 Convergence and Strike-Slip Motion at the Northern Terminus of the Tonga Trench, Southwest Pacific, Chapter 3 Regional Gravity Anomalies and Geoid Undulations in the North Atlantic Ocean, Chapter 4 Three-Dimensional Sea Floor and Sub-Bottom Visualization, Chapter 5 Trackpoint II and Ultra-Short Baseline Navigation System, Chapter 6 Airborne Gravity Measurements, Chapter 7 The Lacoste & Romberg Air/Sea Gravity Meter: An Overview, Chapter 8 High-Definition Seismic Stratigraphy: Continental Slope, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Chapter 9 Seismic Reflection Data Analysis of the Orient and Swan Fracture Zones Bounding the Cayman Trough, Chapter 10 Seismic Stratigraphy and Salt Tectonics Along the Sigsbee Escarpment, Southeastern Green Canyon Region, Chapter 11 Geoacoustic and Geological Characterization of Surficial Marine Sediments by In Situ Probe and Remote Sensing Techniques, Chapter 12 Geotechnical Properties of Mississippi River Delta Sediments Utilizing In Situ Pressure Sampling Techniques, Chapter 13 Oceanic Sedimentation and Geotechnical Stratigraphy: Hemipelagic Carbonates and Red Clays, Index
