From Autonomous Deployments to SMART Cables: Challenges and Innovations in Ocean Bottom Sensing
Description:
Although earthquake-prone regions are densely monitored by over 26,000 registered terrestrial seismograph stations, the scientific community needs data from the 71% of Earth's surface covered by oceans to better understand Earth's structure, tectonic processes, and potential hazards. Ocean-bottom seismic (OBS) data acquisition, however, presents engineering challenges due to the deep-sea environment. Recent advancements in OBS platforms have enabled innovative solutions to address data quality, completeness, system reliability, and ease of deployment, expanding the scope of oceanographic studies.
This poster explores engineering challenges in OBS platforms and the technological solutions Nanometrics has developed to meet the needs of diverse marine environments and use cases. The company's innovations, such as integrated kinematic gimbals for levelling and designs certified for 6,000m depths, enable seamless multidisciplinary data collection supported by various sensing instruments and data loggers.
Session: ESC-SSA Joint Session:Seismology in the Global Oceans: Advances in Methods and Observations [Poster]
Type: Poster
Date: 4/15/2025
Presentation Time: 08:00 AM (local time)
Presenting Author: Michael
Student Presenter: No
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Poster Number: 4
Authors
Ted Somerville Corresponding Author tedsomerville@nanometrics.ca Nanometrics Inc. |
Marian Jusko marianjusko@nanometrics.ca Nanometrics Inc. |
Geoffrey Bainbridge geoffreybainbridge@nanometrics.ca Nanometrics Inc. |
Michael Laporte Presenting Author michaellaporte@nanometrics.ca Nanometrics Inc. |
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From Autonomous Deployments to SMART Cables: Challenges and Innovations in Ocean Bottom Sensing
Category
ESC-SSA Joint Session:Seismology in the Global Oceans: Advances in Methods and Observations