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Sedimentary framework of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Sedimentary framework of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

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Authors
H.J. Knebel, R.R. Rendigs, R. N. Oldale, Michael H. Bothner

Ground water discharge and the related nutrient and trace metal fluxes into Quincy bay, Massachusetts Ground water discharge and the related nutrient and trace metal fluxes into Quincy bay, Massachusetts

Measurement of the rate and direction of ground water flow beneath Wollaston Beach, Quincy, Massachusetts by use of a heat-pulsing flowmeter shows a mean velocity in the bulk sediment of 40 cm d−1. The estimated total discharge of ground water into Quincy Bay during October 1990 was 1324–2177 m3 d−1, a relatively low ground water discharge rate. The tides have only a moderate effect on...
Authors
Lawrence J. Poppe, A.M. Moffett

Seismic experiment ross ice shelf 1990/91: Characteristics of the seismic reflection data Seismic experiment ross ice shelf 1990/91: Characteristics of the seismic reflection data

The Transantarctic Mountains, with a length of 3000-3500 km and elevations of up to 4500 m, are one of the major Cenozoic mountain ranges in the world and are by far the most striking example of rift-shoulder mountains. Over the 1990-1991 austral summer Seismic Experiment Ross Ice Shelf (SERIS) was carried out across the Transantarctic Mountain front, between latitudes 82 degrees to 83...

Geodetic airborne laser altimetry of Breidamerkurjökull and Skeidarárjökull, Iceland, and Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland Geodetic airborne laser altimetry of Breidamerkurjökull and Skeidarárjökull, Iceland, and Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland

Two geodetic airborne laser altimeter (ALA) systems coupled to Global Positioning System receivers acquired submeter-resolution topographic profiles of the lower parts of Breidamerkurjökull and Skeidarárjökull, Iceland, in May 1989 and September 1991 (Skeidarárjökull) and of Jakobshavns Isbræ, Greenland, in April 1992. Maximum measured crevasse depths on Breidamerkurjökull...
Authors
James B. Garvin, Richard S. Williams

Evidence for gas accumulation associated with diapirism and gas hydrates at the head of the Cape Fear Slide Evidence for gas accumulation associated with diapirism and gas hydrates at the head of the Cape Fear Slide

Single-channel seismic reflection profiles show evidence for areas of significant gas accumulation at the head of the Cape Fear Slide on the continental rise oft North Carolina. Gas accumulation appears to occur beneath a gas hydrate seal in landward-dipping strata and in domed strata associated with diapirism. In addition, gas venting may have occurred near diapirs located at the head...
Authors
E.A. Schmuck, C. K. Paull

Modelling passive margin sequence stratigraphy Modelling passive margin sequence stratigraphy

We have modelled stratigraphic sequences to aid in deciphering the sedimentary response to sea-level change. Sequence geometry is found to be most sensitive to sea level, but other factors, including subsidence rate and sediment supply, can produce similar changes. Sediment loading and compaction also play a major role in generating accommodation, a factor often neglected in sequence...
Authors
M.S. Steckler, D. Reynolds, B. Coakley, B.A. Swift, R. D. Jarrard
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