Seismic Air Pump Air powered Earthquake. The buried structure of the Earth can be deduced by mimicking the vibrations of an Earthquake and measuring the reflection. (The principal is the same as used in sonograms.) The ship has an aircompressor to charge an air gun that sends a sound pulse to the seafloor. The sound waves will reflect off the sea floor and buried layers.
Photographer | Shawn Doan |
Region | Hawaiian Islands |
Location | Summit, Loihi Seamount |
JASON Dive | Between Dives |
JASON Event | Unknown |
Latitude | Unknown |
Longitude | Unknown |
Elevation | Unknown |
People | Unknown |
Keywords | Hawaii, Submarine, Volcano, Biogeosciences, Iron-oxidizing microbes, FeMO2008, TN225, R/V Thomas G. Thompson |
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