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Interim Report of the Committee on Exclusive Economic Zone Information Needs Coastal States and Territories (1990) / Chapter Skim
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Independent Analysis by Committee
Pages 11-14

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... , ocean energy, geohazard analysis, and shoreline management. Data requirements were keyed to the following data gathering activities: bathymetry, seafloor imagery, sediment characterization, near-surface profiling, geophysics, bottom sensing, optical imagery, in situ testing, and borehole logging.
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From page 12...
... Sample attributes: Profile character: In situ testing: Lithology Mineralogy Organic content Ore mineral concentration Grain size, shape, and hardness Sorting Bed thickness Sedimentary structure Sequency character Cementation Solubility Porosity Permeability Acoustic properties Paleontology Radiation Toxicity Bed continuity and correlation Areal extent Layering geometries Stability indicators Compressibility Strength Fracture pressure Plasticity Density Permeability Velocity Temperature Conductivity The next round of user requirements analysis will attempt to define which attributes are most frequently needed and to determine analytical and descriptive standards that will maximize usefulness to a maximum number of potential users.
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From page 13...
... The committee's investigations into the information requirements associated with present and potential uses of the EEZ reveal that data management issues will become increasingly important and more difficult to deal with unless a complete systems perspective is adopted at the outset. More specifically, the data needs expressed by respondents to the committee's questionnaire suggest that analog, interpretive, map-based products are suboptimal—although necessary products.
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Key Terms

  • seafloor imagery
  • data requirements
  • bottom mapping
  • mineral concentration
  • lithology mineralogy

  • labor intensive
  • water depth
  • sediment characterization
  • maximize usefulness
  • applications listed

  • compressibility strength
  • characterization analyses
  • mapping tools
  • accommodate uncertainties
  • velocity temperature

  • radiation toxicity
  • data acquisition
  • solubility porosity
  • permeability acoustic
  • sediment characteristics

  • strength fracture
  • cementation solubility
  • provide fundamental
  • grain size
  • sensor technology

  • eez reveal
  • nearshore coastal
  • information requirements
  • sediment samples
  • sedimentary structure


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