Abstract
A high‐resolution seismic reflection experiment was conducted on the barrier islands of New Jersey to study the stratigraphy and physical properties of four regionally important aquifers. Five multichannel profiles, totaling 5.4 km in length, were collected from Island Beach State Park to Shipbottom. Careful selection of acquisition and processing parameters produced very high resolution profiles with penetration depths to 186 m. The average wavelet frequency of 225 Hz provided average quarter‐wavelength resolution of 1.9 m; in some places, recorded frequencies of up to 400–425 Hz allowed individual sand and clay layers less than a meter thick to be resolved. Synthetic seismograms were generated from geophysical logs from nearby wells for comparison with the seismic data and to confirm interpretations.All aquifers and confining units of interest are resolved in detail on the profiles. Typical aquifer responses include strong, continuous reflection peaks at the tops of sand bodies and a less distinguishabl...
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