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Earthquake recurrence estimates for northern Caribbean faults from combinatorial optimization

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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Pragmatically mapping Phragmites with unoccupied aerial systems: A comparison of invasive species land cover classification using RGB and multispectral imagery

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Hydroacoustic observations reveal drivers of mixing and salinization of a karst subterranean estuary during intense precipitation

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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...
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The case for long time series measurements in the coastal ocean and some recent samples: Appendix B The case for long time series measurements in the coastal ocean and some recent samples: Appendix B

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Bradford Butman
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 612 bolide event: New evidence of a late Eocene impact-wave deposit and a possible impact site, U.S. east coast: Comment and reply Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 612 bolide event: New evidence of a late Eocene impact-wave deposit and a possible impact site, U.S. east coast: Comment and reply

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Wuchang Wei, C. Wylie Poag, Lawrence J. Poppe, David W. Folger, David S. Powars, Robert B. Mixon, Lucy E. Edwards, Scott Bruce
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The relation between sidescan-sonar imagery and sediment physical properties: A comparison of two deep sea fan systems The relation between sidescan-sonar imagery and sediment physical properties: A comparison of two deep sea fan systems

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H. J. Lee, W. C. Schwab, R. E. Kayen, B. D. Edwards, D.C. Twichell, M.E. Field, J.V. Gardner
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Modeling transport processes in the coastal ocean Modeling transport processes in the coastal ocean

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A.F. Blumberg, R. P. Signell, H. L. Jenter
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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...
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James B. Garvin, Richard S. Williams
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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...
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M.S. Steckler, D. Reynolds, B. Coakley, B.A. Swift, R. D. Jarrard
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Lake Baikal - A touchstone for global change and rift studies Lake Baikal - A touchstone for global change and rift studies

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Deborah R. Hutchinson, Steve M. Colman
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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...
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E.A. Schmuck, C. K. Paull
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

First results of a deep tow CHIRP sonar seafloor imaging system First results of a deep tow CHIRP sonar seafloor imaging system

The latest and most innovative technology has been applied towards the development of a full-ocean depth multi-sensor sonar system using linear swept-FM (Chirp) technology. The seafloor imaging system (SIS- 7000) described herein uses Chirp sidescan sonar to provide high resolution imagery at long range, and Chirp subbottom sonar to provide high resolution profiles in both the near...
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M. Parent, Changle Fang, Thomas F. O’Brien, William W. Danforth
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Edge-driven microplate kinematics Edge-driven microplate kinematics

It is known from plate tectonic reconstructions that oceanic microplates undergo rapid rotation about a vertical axis and that the instantaneous rotation axes describing the microplate's motion relative to the bounding major plates are frequently located close to its margins with those plates, close to the tips of propagating rifts. We propose a class of edge-driven block models to...
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Hans Schouten, Kim D. Klitgord, David G. Gallo
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

A multi-sensor oceanographic measurement system for coastal environments A multi-sensor oceanographic measurement system for coastal environments

An instrument system has been developed for long-term sediment transport studies that uses a modular design to combine off the shelf components into a complete and flexible package. A common data storage format is used in each instrument system so that the same hardware can be assembled in different ways to address specific scientific studies with minimal engineering support and...
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Marinna A. Martini, William J. Strahle
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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