Physical properties measured on 83 sediment cores from METEOR cruise M46/3

Shipboard measurements on the segmented cores routinely comprised three basic physical parameters: compressional (p-) wave velocity vp, electric resistivity Rs (as a measure of density and porosity) and magnetic volume susceptibility K. These properties are closely related to lithology and grain size of the sediments and provide high-resolution core logs (spacing 1 cm for p-wave velocity, 2 cm for electric resistivity and magnetic volume susceptibility) available prior to all other detailed investigations.

In addition, oriented samples for subsequent share based rock and paleomagnetic studies were taken at typically 5 cm intervals.