Application of in-situ measurement technology to the survey of seafloor sediment acoustic properties in the Huanghai Sea

KAN Guang-ming; LIU Bao-hua; HAN Guo-zhong; LI Guan-bao; ZHAO Yue-xia

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KAN Guang-ming, LIU Bao-hua, HAN Guo-zhong, LI Guan-bao, ZHAO Yue-xia. Application of in-situ measurement technology to the survey of seafloor sediment acoustic properties in the Huanghai Sea[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2010, 32(3): 88-94.

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Application of in-situ measurement technology to the survey of seafloor sediment acoustic properties in the Huanghai Sea

First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China;Key Laboratory of State Oceanic Administration for Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography,State Oceanic Administration,Qingdao 26

Received Date: 2010-01-15
Rev Recd Date: 2010-03-21

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A novel self-contained in situ sediment acoustic measurement system based on hydraulic driving penetration and its application in the middle area of the southern Huanghai Sea are introduced in detail. The system was designed for the in situ measurement of sound speeds and attenuation coefficients of seafloor sediments. By using a hydraulic driving device, the system drives four acoustic probes into sediments at an even speed, and this decreases disturbances to sediments introduced by the penetration of acoustic probes. It can work full-automatically on the seafloor without real-time control, and data are stored self-containedly into its storage unit. Its operating water depth and the measuring depth are 500 and 1.0 m respectively. The measuring frequency is 30 kHz, and the sampling rate of A/D converter is 10 MHz. A set of in situ sound speeds and attenuation coefficients of seafloor sediments were obtained at 40 stations in the middle area of the southern Huanghai Sea. The seawater sound speed measured by the in situ system was calibrated according to the seawater sound speed measured by a CTD profiler.The relative error is less than 0.5%. The result indicates that the data measured by the in situ sediment acoustic system are accurate and credible.
- in situ measurement system,
- sound speed,
- sound attenuation coefficient,
- seafloor sediments

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