Correlation of seismic reflectors with CRP 2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica
Seismic reflection data collected in the region offshore Cape Roberts reveals a seaward dipping seismic sequence that thickens into the Victoria Land Basin. CRP-2/2A cored this sequence to a depth of 624 mbsl; equivalent to 525 ms two-way-time below the seafloor reflection. At least 15 reflection events can be identified in the seismic data and can be related to lithologic changes within core and down-hole electrical logs by deriving a time-depth relationship from whole-core velocity measurements. A limited vertical seismic profile experiment was completed in CRP-2A between the seafloor and 127 mbsf (Cape Roberts Science Team, 1999). Together with synthetic seismograms and the depth converted seismic section we have been able to correlate most of the seismic units at Cape Roberts with lithologic sequence boundaries documented in the core. The crucial V3/V4 seismic sequence boundary of Cooper and Davey (1987) is at 90 mbsf in CRP-2 and V4/V5 is at approximately 440 mbsf.