Electric Resistivity of Near Surface Marine Sediments of the German Coast at the North Sea

Electrical prospecting of soils and rocks is far more diversified than other geophysical methods. Some techniques use natural electrochemically-generated currents, the so called self-potential method. Other techniques make use of electric currents or fields that are introduced into the ground. The resistivity method has been traditionally used for differentiating oil and gas bearing from water saturated rocks. The main scope of this paper is to investigate the applicability of using electrical methods to evaluate some geological and geotechnical parameters of marine sediments concerning engineering and environmental problems.