Seafloor Positioning across Juna de Fuca Ridge
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Authors
Fell, Patrick
Seay, C. Harris
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Date of Issue
1994-04
Date
1994-04
Publisher
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Language
en_US
Abstract
The results of an analysis of a complex data set acquired during the United States Geological Survey's Marine Crustal Deformation Study are presented. The experiment, which commenced in the spring of 1992 in a region of the Pacific known as the Juan de Fuca ridge, represents a first attempt to locally monitor plate dynamics in the marine environment using a network of tripod-mounted, dual-frequency acoustic transponders. The aim is to collect over a period of years time-series measurements of extension rates along the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. In addition, by collecting a combination of Global Positioning System satellite tracking data, low- frequency acoustics data, and water column pressure, conductivity, and temperature at depth, it was possible to extend geodetic control from land onto the seafloor. The methods to accomplish this latter goal of the experiment are described, as well as the final results. Baseline comparisons between several of the solutions obtained during this analysis are presented along with recommendations for additional data collection and analysis.
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Report
Description
The experiment represents a partnership that includes contributions from the USGS, the University of Hawaii; the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS); the DMA; the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD); and the U.S. Navy Submarine Group One.
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Naval Postgraduate School
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NPS Report Number
Sponsors
The data were collected as part of an experiment in marine geodynamics conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) with support from the University of Hawaii; the Naval Postgraduate School; the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA); the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD); and the U.S. Navy Submarine Group One.
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Format
51 p.
Citation
Fell, Patrick, and C. Harris Seay. Seafloor Positioning Across Juan De Fuca Ridge. NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN DIV VA, 1994.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.