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Active volcanism beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet and implications for ice-sheet stability Active volcanism beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet and implications for ice-sheet stability
IT is widely understood that the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) would cause a global sea level rise of 6 m, yet there continues to be considerable debate about the detailed response of this ice sheet to climate change1-3. Because its bed is grounded well below sea level, the stability of the WAIS may depend on geologically controlled conditions at the base which are...
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D. D. Blankenship, R.E. Bell, S. M. Hodge, J. M. Brozena, John C. Behrendt, C. A. Finn
Benthic Acoustic Stress Sensor (BASS): Electronics Check-Out Procedures Benthic Acoustic Stress Sensor (BASS): Electronics Check-Out Procedures
Summary The procedures described here are presented so that a technician with limited experience with BASS can perform basic tests which, when executed properly, should be a thorough evaluation of the health of the system. This is not intended as an in depth explanation of how BASS works. Should any significant problems be found, it is suggested that you contact the manufacturer...
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Marinna A. Martini, Albert Williams
Seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia cruise report: RV Balkhash 25 August to 25 September 1992 Seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia cruise report: RV Balkhash 25 August to 25 September 1992
Introduction A comprehensive multichannel seismic-reflection (MCS) and ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) seismic-refraction survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia was undertaken during August-September 1992 as a collaborative research project by U.S. and Russian scientists. This project was supported by funding from the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Russian...
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Kim D. Klitgord, A.J. Golmshtok, C.A. Scholz, L.G. Akentiev, D. Nichols, Christopher Schneider, J. McGill, D.S. Foster, J. D. Unger
Geophysical investigations of the tectonic boundary between East and West Antarctica Geophysical investigations of the tectonic boundary between East and West Antarctica
The Transantarctic Mountains (TAM), which separate the West Antarctic rift system from the stable shield of East Antarctica, are the largest mountains developed adjacent to a rift. The cause of uplift of mountains bordering rifts is poorly understood. One notion based on observations of troughs next to many uplifted blocks is that isostatic rebound produces a coeval uplift and subsidence...
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Uri S. ten Brink, S. Bannister, B. C. Beaudoin, T.A. Stern
A method for classifying land loss by morphology and process A method for classifying land loss by morphology and process
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L.D. Wayne, L. D. Britsch, M.R. Byrnes, S. Penland, S.J. Williams
Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region
The U.S. Geological Survey conducts geologic surveys and research in marine areas of the United States and its territories and possessions. An objective in some of the investigations is locating and evaluating marine sand and gravel resources and interpretation of the origins of the sand body deposits. Results from such studies over the past 30 years show that many extremely large...
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S. Jeffress Williams, Helana A. Cichon
Baykal rift structure Baykal rift structure
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L.P. Zonenshain, A.A. Gol’mshtok, D. Hutchinson
A guide to continent-ocean transect E-1: Adirondacks to Georges Bank A guide to continent-ocean transect E-1: Adirondacks to Georges Bank
The geologic strip-map for Transect E-l cuts a swath from the Thousand Islands region on the New York-Ontario border to the Atlantic Ocean floor off Georges Bank (see Fig. 1). It includes portions of New York, Ontario and of all of the New England states. The western part, mainly in New York, belongs to the North American craton. The remainder of the onland portion, east of Logan's Line...
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James B. Thompson, Wallace A. Bothner, Peter Robinson, Yngvar W. Isachsen, Kim D. Klitgord
The distribution of silver and other metals in sediments from Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays The distribution of silver and other metals in sediments from Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays
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Michael H. Bothner, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, C.M. Parmenter, W. M. d’Angelo, M. W. Doughten
Sea-level rise and its implications to coastal planning and management Sea-level rise and its implications to coastal planning and management
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D. L. Peck, S.J. Williams
Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis
Chert and associated host sediments from Monterey Formation and Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) sequences were analyzed in order to assess chemical behavior during diagenesis of biogenic sediments. The primary compositional contrast between chert and host sediment is a greater absolute SiO2 concentration in chert, often with final SiO2 ≥ 98 wt%. This contrast in SiO2 (and SiAl)...
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R.W. Murray, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, David C. Gerlach, G. Price Russ, David L. Jones
Interoceanic variation in the rare earth, major, and trace element depositional chemistry of chert: Perspectives gained from the DSDP and ODP record Interoceanic variation in the rare earth, major, and trace element depositional chemistry of chert: Perspectives gained from the DSDP and ODP record
Rare earth element (REE), major, and trace element abundances and relative fractionations in forty nodular cherts sampled by the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) and Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) indicate that the REE composition of chert records the interplay between terrigenous sources and scavenging from the local seawater. Major and (non-REE) trace element ratios indicate that the
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R.W. Murray, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, David C. Gerlach, G. Price Russ, David L. Jones