PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR L'ETABLISSEMENT DE LA COURBE DE COHESION D'UN SOL MARIN A GRANDE PROFONDEUR

摘要

Process for establishing the cohesion curve of an ocean floor at great depth, characterized in that it consists in releasing from the surface a missile (1) of optimal shape for reaching the bottom at a speed sufficient to penetrate the floor for a considerable distance, and in equipping this missile with sensors (modules 3, 4 and 5) which transform the various resistances encountered by the missile as it penetrates the floor into electric signals. The signals are processed successively by electronic and data processing means (9) located within the misille itself so that the required information concerning the nature of the layers of the floor traversed are transmitted directly to the surface.