Abstract
Port of Tauranga Ltd supported two initiatives designed to develop a greater understanding of the distribution of sediments below Stella Passage (Figure 1), particularly relating to areas that may require future dredging:
(1) As part of INTERCOAST PhD research by Ehsan Jorat, Port of Tauranga provided logistic support for a series of high-resolution Cone Penetration Test (CPT) soundings along a transect on the western margin of Stella Passage in February – March 2012;
(2) Port of Tauranga provided part-funding of a Summer Scholarship student (Amy Christophers) over the 2012/13 summer, particularly to look at pre-existing cores and core descriptions.
In addition, the University of Waikato undertook a series of sub-bottom seismic profile measurements in Stella Passage as part of a Summer Scholarship funded by the University over the 2012/13 summer.
This report summarises the current state of these investigations.
(1) As part of INTERCOAST PhD research by Ehsan Jorat, Port of Tauranga provided logistic support for a series of high-resolution Cone Penetration Test (CPT) soundings along a transect on the western margin of Stella Passage in February – March 2012;
(2) Port of Tauranga provided part-funding of a Summer Scholarship student (Amy Christophers) over the 2012/13 summer, particularly to look at pre-existing cores and core descriptions.
In addition, the University of Waikato undertook a series of sub-bottom seismic profile measurements in Stella Passage as part of a Summer Scholarship funded by the University over the 2012/13 summer.
This report summarises the current state of these investigations.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Hamilton |
| Publisher | Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Waikato |
| Commissioning body | Port of Tauranga Ltd. |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | ERI report |
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| No. | 28 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2350-3432 |
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Moon, V., de Lange, W., Jorat, E., Christophers, A., & Moerz, T. (2013). Sub-surface stratigraphy of Stella Passage, Tauranga Harbour. (ERI report; No. 28). Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Waikato.