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January 1, 1991

The Louisiana coastal geographic information system network (LCGISN): access to spatial data The Louisiana coastal geographic information system network (LCGISN): access to spatial data

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Randolph A. McBride, Donald W. Davis, Farrell W. Jones, Mark R. Byrnes, DeWitt Braud, Anthony J. Lewis, Henry R. Streifer

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Late quaternary geologic framework, north-central Gulf of Mexico Late quaternary geologic framework, north-central Gulf of Mexico

The geologic framework of the north-central Gulf of Mexico shelf is composed of multiple, stacked, delta systems. Shelf and nearshore sedimentary facies were deposited by deltaic progradation, followed by shoreface erosion and submergence. A variety of sedimentary facies has been identified, including prodelta, delta fringe, distributary, lagoonal, barrier island, and shelf sand sheet...

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Jack L. Kindinger, Shea Penland, S. Jeffress Williams, Gregg R. Brooks, John R. Suter, Randolph A. McBride

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Paleoshorelines, reefs, and a rising sea: South Florida, USA Paleoshorelines, reefs, and a rising sea: South Florida, USA

The porous limestone bedrock, thin sediment cover, and tectonic stability of the Florida Platform during the past 15 ka BP provide an exceptionally suitable setting for reconstruction of paleoshorelines and onshore projection of future shorelines in a rising-sea scenario. Paleoshorelines for 8, 6, 4 and 2 ka BP show that 1) a series of limestone islands formed, then drowned, along the...

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B. H. Lidz, E.A. Shinn

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Seabed measurements of modern corrosion rates on the Florida escarpment Seabed measurements of modern corrosion rates on the Florida escarpment

A mooring containing diverse carbonate and anhydrite substrates was exposed to bottom waters for 9 months at the base of the Florida Escarpment to determine the influence of dissolution on the development of this continental margin. Weight loss was measured on all samples. Etching, pitting, and loss of the original framework components were observed on substrates with known...

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C. K. Paull, R.F. Commeau, Joseph R. Curray, A.C. Neumann

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Wave groupiness variations in the nearshore Wave groupiness variations in the nearshore

This paper proposes a new definition of the groupiness factor, GF, based on the envelope of the incident-wave time series. It is shown that an envelope-based GF has several important advantages over the SIWEH-based groupiness factor, including objective criteria for determining the accuracy of the envelope function and well-defined numerical limits. Using this new GF, the variability of...

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Jeffrey H. List

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Publications of the Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology for Calendar Year 1990 Publications of the Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology for Calendar Year 1990

This U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report [extract] contains a listing of publications authored or co-authored by members of the Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology and published in calendar year 1990. The Branch conducts a broad geologic and geophysical research and mapping program, primarily along the U.S. Atlantic Margin, in the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and...

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Margaret C. Mons-Wengler, Robert N. Oldale

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

January 1, 1991

Geologic controls on the formation and evolution of quaternary coastal deposits of the northern Gulf of Mexico Geologic controls on the formation and evolution of quaternary coastal deposits of the northern Gulf of Mexico

A study of the barrier islands and wetlands in the deltaic plain of Louisiana is presented. Its purpose was to document rapid changes and to learn more about the processes responsible and the geologic framework within which they operate. It included systematic collection and analysis of precision nearshore hydrographic data, high resolution seismic profiles, surface sediment samples...

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S.J. Williams, S. Penland, A. H. Sallenger, R.A. McBride, J.L. Kindlinger

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Evidence of rapid Cenozoic uplift of the shoulder escarpment of the Cenozoic West Antarctic rift system and a speculation on possible climate forcing Evidence of rapid Cenozoic uplift of the shoulder escarpment of the Cenozoic West Antarctic rift system and a speculation on possible climate forcing

The Cenozoic West Antarctic rift system, characterized by Cenozoic bimodal alkalic volcanic rocks, extends over a largely ice-covered area, from the Ross Sea nearly to the Bellingshausen Sea. Various lines of evidence lead to the following interpretation: the transantarctic Mountains part of the rift shoulder (and probably the entire shoulder) has been rising since about 60 Ma, at...

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John C. Behrendt, A. Cooper

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Modern sedimentary environments in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Modern sedimentary environments in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

Analyses of sidescan-sonar records supplemented by available bathymetric, sedimentary, subbottom, and bottom-current data reveal the distributions of the following three categories of sedimentary environments within the glaciated, topographically complex Boston Harbor estuary in Massachusetts. 1) Environments of erosion appear on the sonographs either as patterns with isolated strong...

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H.J. Knebel, R.R. Rendigs, Michael H. Bothner

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

January 1, 1991

Morphological development of the Florida Escarpment: Observations on the generation of time transgressive unconformities in carbonate terrains Morphological development of the Florida Escarpment: Observations on the generation of time transgressive unconformities in carbonate terrains

An unconformity of 100 m.yr magnitude continues to form on the western edge of the Florida-Bahama Platform, near 26??N, where distal Mississippi Fan sediments are progressively burying the Florida Escarpment. Multiple perspectives of the developing unconformity's morphology are revealed using available technologies including GLORIA images of the entire platform's edge, Seabeam...

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C. K. Paull, D.C. Twichell, Fred N. Spiess, Joseph R. Curray

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

December 31, 1990