Sub-bottom Profiling
Our geophysicists can provide information about sub-surface sediment structure using sub-bottom profilers. Sub-bottom profilers can be used to detect and measure the thickness of dredged material deposits, identify buried objects, detect hard substrate, and define the basement or bedrock layer.
Related Projects:
- Coal Facility Landing Site
- Cook Inlet, Alaska
- Our hydrographic surveyors provided multibeam bathymetry and collected marine geophysical and current data to aid in the development of a trestle and dock for the shipment of coal mined from a coal facility landing site in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
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- Conceptual Engineering Services
- Anchorage, Alaska
- We participated in a road design and construction plan for a bridge across Knik Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet near Anchorage, Alaska. Our office staff collected background information about land and sub-sea contours, inlet currents and ice, area biology and regulatory requirements to provide to our client.
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- Hydroelectric Turbine Sites for Alternative Energy Project
- Yukon River, Alaska
- Our staff conducted a geophysical reconnaissance of the Yukon River in Alaska to identify a safe and potentially productive installation site for an in-stream hydrokinetic turbine. This information enabled the client to better understand the resource available to the community for power production and to establish a cost and engineering strategy for future build out.
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- Shallow Hazards Geophysical Survey
- Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region
- An exploration, production, and support services company contracted us to collect data to support the future move of an oil rig platform in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region.
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