Start Date
2021
Description
The shoreline of Lake Michigan is constantly adjusting to changing lake levels and forces like waves and groundwater movement. However, the geology of the shoreline is heterogenous and each area reacts to change differently, therefore it is important to understand the subsurface geology of specific shoreline environments. At P. J. Hoffmaster State Park, near Muskegon, Michigan, the subsurface of the beach area and dune scarp at locations “Dune 1” and “Dune 2” were studied to understand the sediments in detail. Transects along dune scarps and beach sediment were collected using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to “see” the sediment layers in the subsurface. The GPR data gives an image of the subsurface without being invasive
Recommended Citation
Bott, Caitlyn and Higley, Melinda C., "Influence of Grain Size and Soil Moisture on Ground Penetrating Radar at Dunes 1 and 2, P. J. Hoffmaster State Park" (2021). Summer Research. 4.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2021/Posters/4
Influence of Grain Size and Soil Moisture on Ground Penetrating Radar at Dunes 1 and 2, P. J. Hoffmaster State Park
The shoreline of Lake Michigan is constantly adjusting to changing lake levels and forces like waves and groundwater movement. However, the geology of the shoreline is heterogenous and each area reacts to change differently, therefore it is important to understand the subsurface geology of specific shoreline environments. At P. J. Hoffmaster State Park, near Muskegon, Michigan, the subsurface of the beach area and dune scarp at locations “Dune 1” and “Dune 2” were studied to understand the sediments in detail. Transects along dune scarps and beach sediment were collected using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to “see” the sediment layers in the subsurface. The GPR data gives an image of the subsurface without being invasive