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Middle Pliocene sea surface temperatures: A global reconstruction Middle Pliocene sea surface temperatures: A global reconstruction

Identification and analyses of Pliocene marine microfossils from 64 globally distributed stratigraphic sequences have been used to produce a middle Pliocene sea surface temperature reconstruction of the Earth. This reconstruction shows little or no change from current conditions in low latitude regions and significant warming of the ocean surface at mid and higher latitudes of both...
Authors
Harry Dowsett, John Barron, R. Poore

Southeast Atlantic marine and terrestrial response to middle Pliocene climate change Southeast Atlantic marine and terrestrial response to middle Pliocene climate change

Analysis of planktic foraminifers and pollen from Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 532 located on the continental margin of southwest Africa provides information on the link between Pliocene paleoceanographic conditions and paleoenvironments of southwest Africa. Increased upwelling at Site 532 correlates with southward migration of onshore vegetation regions. Both terrestrial and marine...
Authors
Harry Dowsett, D. Willard

40Ar/39Ar whole-rock data constraints on Acadian diagenesis and Alleghanian cleavage in the Martinsburg formation, eastern Pennsylvania 40Ar/39Ar whole-rock data constraints on Acadian diagenesis and Alleghanian cleavage in the Martinsburg formation, eastern Pennsylvania

A comparison of 40Ar/39Ar age spectra of whole-rock mudstone and slate samples from the Ordovician Martinsburg Formation at Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania and stratigraphic and thermal constraints support Alleghanian age for regional slaty cleavage and a late Acadian age for diagenesis in these rocks. Age spectra from mud-stones have a sigmodal shape, with slopes that climb steeply from...
Authors
R. P. Wintsch, Michael J. Kunk, Jack B. Epstein

Using hydrogeochemical methods to evaluate complex quaternary subsurface stratigraphy Block Island, Rhode Island, USA Using hydrogeochemical methods to evaluate complex quaternary subsurface stratigraphy Block Island, Rhode Island, USA

One of the major problems in hydrogeologic investigations of glaciated regions is the determination of complex stratigraphic relationships in the subsurface where insufficient information is available from drilling and geophysical records. In this paper, chemical characteristics of groundwater were used to identify stratigraphic changes in glacial deposits that were previously inferred...
Authors
A.I. Veeger, B. D. Stone

Geohydrology and potential water-supply development on Bumkin, Gallops, Georges, Grape, Lovell, and Peddocks Islands, eastern Massachusetts Geohydrology and potential water-supply development on Bumkin, Gallops, Georges, Grape, Lovell, and Peddocks Islands, eastern Massachusetts

An investigation of the geohydrology and of the potential for water-supply development on several of the Boston Harbor Islands, eastern Massachusetts, was conducted to evaluate the possibility of developing a permanent small-capacity water supply to support recreational activities, such as camping, hiking, and swimming. The Boston Harbor Islands, including Bumkin, Gallops, Georges, Grape...
Authors
John P. Masterson, Byron D. Stone, R.R. Rendigs

Preliminary paleontologic report on core T-24, Little Madeira Bay, Florida Preliminary paleontologic report on core T-24, Little Madeira Bay, Florida

No abstract available.
Authors
S. E. Ishman, G. L. Brewster-Wingard, Debra A. Willard, Thomas M. Cronin, Lucy E. Edwards, C. W. Holmes

Preliminary analysis of down-core biotic assemblages Bob Allen Keys, Everglades National Park, Florida Bay Preliminary analysis of down-core biotic assemblages Bob Allen Keys, Everglades National Park, Florida Bay

Introduction A series of short piston cores ( 2m) were taken from eleven stations in Florida Bay in May, 1994 by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (St. Petersburg, FL., Woods Hole, MA., and Denver CO.) in cooperation with South Florida Water Management District, and the Everglades National Park, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Core 6A from Bob...
Authors
G. L. Brewster-Wingard, S. E. Ishman, Thomas M. Cronin, Lucy E. Edwards, Debra A. Willard, R. B. Halley

Stratigraphic notes, 1994: Three short papers propose changes in stratigraphic nomenclature in Virginia, Kentucky, and Alaska Stratigraphic notes, 1994: Three short papers propose changes in stratigraphic nomenclature in Virginia, Kentucky, and Alaska

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Authors
Jack B. Epstein, Randall C. Orndorff, Eugene K. Rader, Charles L. Rice, David A. Brew, Arthur B. Ford, Glen R. Himmelberg, James L. Drinkwater
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