Vol. 15 | 2008

Geology of outer Horns Rev, Danish North Sea

RESEARCH ARTICLE | SHORT
Published July 10, 2008
Jørn Bo Jensen
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Peter Gravesen
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Steen Lomholt
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RESEARCH ARTICLE | SHORT
Published July 10, 2008
Partial map view of the study site.
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In 2006, Dong Energy initiated the development of the Horns Rev II offshore wind farm in the North Sea (Fig. 1). In order to evaluate and map the characteristics of the surface features of the sea bed and to characterise the subsurface in the wind farm area, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) conducted a geophysical survey of the area. The survey utilised a variety of instruments: sparker, side-scan sonar, marine caesium magnetometer and a multibeam echo-sounder. In addition, information on the subsurface sediments was obtained by cone penetration tests (CPT) and by drilling to 30–50 m below the sea bottom. Geological correlation of the CPT results with the other survey results was extremely complicated but was required in order to understand the architecture of the ice marginal glaciotectonic complex. Information on the geology is crucial for evaluation of the geotechnical problems of the region.

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