SGER: Proof-of-Concept ICEX Seismic Refraction Experiment

该项目利用了波弗特海（Beaufort Sea）一艘破冰船的存在，该破冰船正在支持北极表面热预算（SHEBA）海洋项目，以及美国海军核潜艇在同一海域的存在，进行探索性研究项目。船上的声源将被用来向海底传输地震信号，这些信号将被记录在潜艇上。地震信号将被用来确定美亚西亚盆地的地壳结构。这将是潜艇首次用于地震反射和折射研究，并可能为收集高质量数据的全新方法铺平道路，以解决重要的地质和构造问题。

ABSTRACT OPP-9814325 HUCKABAY, JOHN UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS The project takes advantage of the presence of an icebreaker in the Beaufort Sea that is supporting the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic (SHEBA) Ocean project and the presence of a US Navy nuclear submarine in the same vicinity to conduct an exploratory research project. A sound source on the ship will be used to transmit a seismic signal to the seafloor that will be recorded onboard the submarine. The seismic signal will be utilized to determine the crustal structure of the Amerasia Basin. This will be the first time that a submarine has been used for seismic reflection and refraction studies and could pave the way for an entirely new means of collecting high-quality data to resolve important geological and tectonic problems.