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Ground conditions in the North Sea

Hannah Elizabeth Petrie discusses the types of surveying techniques used to assess marine ground conditions at a future offshore wind site.

Video Summary: we followed on from considering what marine ground conditions are, and we discussed the types of surveying techniques that are used to assess the marine ground conditions at a future offshore wind site, for example bathymetric surveys, seismic surveys, sediment cores and borehole testing. We also touched on the challenges, uncertainties and advancements ongoing in the field of offshore wind site surveying.

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