Sound velocity, density, and related properties along a transect across the Bay of Bengal

Physical properties, sound velocity and density of 95 core samples from ten locations along a transect (parallel to 15 degree N latitude) across the Bay of Bengal were measured. Results indicate that sound velocities range from 1,482 to 1,679 m/s (av: 1,583 m/s) and densities from 1,338 to 1,757 kg/...

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Published in:Geo-marine letters 1989-01, Vol.9 (2), p.95-102
Main Authors: KRISHNA, K. S, GOPALA RAO, D, MURTY, G. P. S, RAMANA, Y. V
Format: Article
Language:English
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Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Marine
Marine geology
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Summary:Physical properties, sound velocity and density of 95 core samples from ten locations along a transect (parallel to 15 degree N latitude) across the Bay of Bengal were measured. Results indicate that sound velocities range from 1,482 to 1,679 m/s (av: 1,583 m/s) and densities from 1,338 to 1,757 kg/m super(3) (av: 1,527 kg/m super(3)). It has been observed that dark colored clays and sandy clays show higher values of sound velocity and density than the average values. A comparative study of the same with that of the sediment cores collected from the Norwegian basin, Mediterranean Sea, and Hatteras, Nares Abyssal plains, western North Atlantic Ocean was done.
ISSN:0276-0460
1432-1157
DOI:10.1007/BF02430430