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Major Seismic Laboratory Equipment


For the processing and analysis of seismic reflection data, Dr. Scholz’s lab

includes a complete seismic processing and interpretation facility. This consists of LINUX/PROMAX processing workstations, LANDMARK SEISWORKS/CAEX interpretation workstations, HP DesignJet Plotter; desktop mapping/GIS workstations with 18 kW UPS back-up power, assorted tape drives including AIT, 3480, 8 mm, and 4 mm tape drives. There is also a Chesapeake Technologies Sidescan Sonar Mosaic Workstation and assorted ARCGIS workstations.

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Sedimentology Equipment: Lab based


Dr. Chris Scholz has a complete sedimentology lab equipped for granulometry/textural/compositional studies, smear slide analysis, and coulometry studies. In addition there are Beckman-Coulter automated grain size analyzer: and 2 walk-in refrigerated core storage facilities.



Amongst the equipment in this lab are the centrifuge ans haker table shown in the image on the left.


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The lab also has ovens and tamperature baths as shown on the right.

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On the left is shown a Freeze Dryer.

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The lab is also equipped with a Coulometer as shown on the right.

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On the left is shown the Beckman-Coulter automated grain size analyzer.

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On the right is a Costech Elemental Analyzer for determining the Carbon and Nitrogen concentrations in bulk sediment samples.

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Major Field Geophysical and Sediment Sampling Equipment and Vessels


Dr. Scholz also has an array of field geophysical and sediment sampling gear as well as boats for use in lacustrine studies. Most of this equipment is stored off-site. These items include the following:

48 Ch 1200 m Digital Hydroscience Technologies MCS streamer & acquisition system

48 Ch. 600 m Analog ITI Stealth array seismic streamer

OYO DAS-1 48-channel, Digital Seismic acquisition system

Chesapeak high-resolution seismic acquisition system

ELICS Delph2 high-res seismic/side-scan sonar acquisition system

Assorted airgun arrays, including BOLT, I/O sleeve guns

Two diesel-powered seismic air compressors (65 SCFM total)

ITI ST-5 single channel streamer

Teledyne 24 channel hi-res streamer (150 m, 300 m active sections)

Rossfelder deepwater electric vibracoring system (1200 m working depth)

Portable diesel generators

2 Trimble AG132 Differential GPS systems

Assorted portable GPS receivers

Assorted field communications equipment including two Iridium satellite phones with

data link, assorted VHF radios etc

40' modular research catamaran with VHF radios, radar, 11' rigid-body inflatable boat

24’ Zodiac Hurricane RIB Offshore Inflatable w/ 2x 130 HP engines

Edgetech CHIRP high resolution seismic system

Geopulse 1 kHz Boomer Seismic System

Knudsen 28 kHz Portable Digital Echosounder

Knudsen 200/200kHz Portable Sidescan Sonar System

Portable Seamac hydraulic-powered coring winch

Assorted grab samplers, and lightweight coring systems


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