Sophisticated scale model enables testing of alternative monitoring techniques (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Sophisticated scale model enables testing of alternative monitoring techniques

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Kasper Hunnestad explains how he can move the racks with ultrasonic sensors over the mockup of the Utsira formation to simulate the way seismic surveys are conducted out in the ocean. The ultrasonic sensors are in the tall metal pipes to the left of the photo.

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Photo: Nancy Bazilchuk, NTNU

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