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January 1, 1996

An 84-kyr paleomagnetic record from the sediments of Lake Baikal, Siberia An 84-kyr paleomagnetic record from the sediments of Lake Baikal, Siberia

We have conducted a paleomagnetic study of sediment cores obtained from the Selenga prodelta region of Lake Baikal, Russia. This record, which spans approximately the last 84 kyr, contributes to a better understanding of the nature of geomagnetic field behavior in Siberia and is a useful correlation and dating tool. We demonstrate that the Lake Baikal sediments are recording variations...

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J.A. Peck, J.W. King, Steven M. Colman, V.A. Kravchinsky

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1996

Structural outer rim of Chesapeake Bay impact crater: Seismic and bore hole evidence Structural outer rim of Chesapeake Bay impact crater: Seismic and bore hole evidence

Nine seismic-reflection profiles and four continuous core holes define the gross structural and stratigraphic framework of the outer rim of the Chesapeake Bay impact crater. The rim is manifested as a 90 km diameter ring of terraced normal-fault blocks, which forms a ∼320 m–1200 m high rim escarpment. The top of the rim escarpment is covered by a 20 m–30 m thick ejecta blanket. The...

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C. W. Poag

Chesapeake Bay Activities, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1996

AMS radiocarbon analyses from Lake Baikal, Siberia: Challenges of dating sediments from a large, oligotrophic lake AMS radiocarbon analyses from Lake Baikal, Siberia: Challenges of dating sediments from a large, oligotrophic lake

A suite of 146 new accelerator-mass spectrometer (AMS) radiocarbon ages provides the first reliable chronology for late Quaternary sediments in Lake Baikal. In this large, highly oligotrophic lake, biogenic and authigenic carbonate are absent, and plant macrofossils are extremely rare. Total organic carbon is therefore the primary material available for dating. Several problems are...

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Steven M. Colman, Glenn A. Jones, M. Rubin, J.W. King, J.A. Peck, W. H. Orem

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1996

Sediment distribution on a storm-dominated insular shelf, Luquillo, Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Sediment distribution on a storm-dominated insular shelf, Luquillo, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.

A sea-floor mapping investigation designed to assess the sediment distribution, the movement of the nearshore sand supply, and the fate of sediment eroded from the shoreline was conducted using high-resolution sidescan-sonar, seismic reflection, and sediment sampling techniques on the northern insular shelf of Puerto Rico, off the town of Luquillo. Sea-floor structures and the...

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W. C. Schwab, R. W. Rodriguez, W.W. Danforth, M. H. Gowen

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

December 31, 1995

Continental drilling for paleoclimatic records: Recommendations from an international workshop Continental drilling for paleoclimatic records: Recommendations from an international workshop

The Workshop, entitled "Continental Drilling for Paleoclimate Records", was sponsored by the Past Global Changes (PAGES) Project, a core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and by the GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam, Germany, in conjunction with the International Continental Drilling Programme (ICDP). The impetus for the meeting was the need for long...

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

December 31, 1995

Late Quaternary turbidite systems in Lake Baikal, Russia Late Quaternary turbidite systems in Lake Baikal, Russia

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C.H. Nelson, E.B. Karabanov, S.M. Colman

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

December 31, 1995

Geometry of sandy deposits at the distal edge of the Mississippi Fan, Gulf of Mexico Geometry of sandy deposits at the distal edge of the Mississippi Fan, Gulf of Mexico

Sidescan sonar provides a map of the seafloor that has greatly improved the understanding of depositional processes on modern deep-sea fans (e.g. Mutti and Normark 1991). Here, we present a sidescan-sonar mosaic from the eastern Gulf of Mexico that images the distal reaches of a channel on the Mississippi Fan and the deposits associated with it (Fig. 41.1). This area is one of several...

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D.C. Twichell, W. C. Schwab, Neil H. Kenyon

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

December 31, 1995

Seafloor environments within the Boston Harbor- Massachusetts Bay sedimentary system: A regional synthesis Seafloor environments within the Boston Harbor- Massachusetts Bay sedimentary system: A regional synthesis

Modern seafloor sedimentary environments within the glaciated, topographically complex Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay area have been interpreted and mapped from an extensive collection of sidescan sonar records and supplemental marine geologic data. Three categories of environments are present that reflect the dominant long-term processes of erosion or nondeposition, deposition, and...

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H.J. Knebel, R.C. Circe

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

December 31, 1995

The Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Louisiana's troubled urban estuary The Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Louisiana's troubled urban estuary

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S. Jeffress Williams

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

November 1, 1995

EAST93: Geophysical traverse from the Transantarctic Mountains to the Wilkes Basin, East Antarctica EAST93: Geophysical traverse from the Transantarctic Mountains to the Wilkes Basin, East Antarctica

The East Antarctic Seismic Traverse (EAST93) was a geophysical traverse designed to image the bedrock under the East Antarctic ice cap. The traverse started 10 km west of the Taylor Dome drill site and 25 km west of the exposed bedrock of the Transantarctic Mountains at Lashly Mt. and ended 323 km west of the drill site over the Wilkes subglacial basin (Fig. 1). The traverse was located

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Uri S. ten Brink, Stephen Bannister

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

August 1, 1995