Adaption of the Magnetometer Towed Array geophysical system to meet Department of Energy needs for hazardous waste site characterization

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/187240· OSTI ID:187240

Cochran, J R ^[1]; McDonald, J R ^[2]; Russell, R J ^[3]; Robertson, R ^[4]; Hensel, E ^[5]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (United States)
3. Geo-Centers, Inc., Newton, MA (United States)
4. Hughes Associates, Inc., Washington, DC (United States)
5. New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

This report documents US Department of Energy (DOE)-funded activities that have adapted the US Navy`s Surface Towed Ordnance Locator System (STOLS) to meet DOE needs for a ``... better, faster, safer and cheaper ...`` system for characterizing inactive hazardous waste sites. These activities were undertaken by Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia), the Naval Research Laboratory, Geo-Centers Inc., New Mexico State University and others under the title of the Magnetometer Towed Array (MTA).

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 187240
• Report Number(s): SAND-95-2087; ON: DE96004551
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
MILITARY FACILITIES
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
IMAGES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ORDNANCE