Development and Performance Tests of a Sensor Suite for a Long-Term Borehole Monitoring System in Seafloor Settings in the Nankai Trough, Japan

• Published in: IEEE journal of oceanic engineering Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 383 - 395
• Main Authors: Kimura, T., Araki, E., Takayama, H., Kitada, K., Kinoshita, M., Namba, Y., Kyo, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Broadband communication; Earthquakes; Electric shock; long-term borehole monitoring system (LTBMS); Nankai Trough; Noise; Observatories; sensor performance tests; Titanium; Vibrations

In the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), the long-term borehole monitoring system (LTBMS) has been planned for installation into boreholes in seafloor settings in the Nankai Trough, Japan. The LTBMS sensors are extremely sensitive instruments for collecting broadband dynamics to elucidate th...