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Processes affecting coastal wetland loss in the Louisiana deltaic plain Processes affecting coastal wetland loss in the Louisiana deltaic plain
Nowhere are the problems of coastal wetland loss more serious and dramatic than in the Mississippi River deltaic plain region of south-central Louisiana. In that area, rates of shoreline erosion of 20 m.yr and loss of land area of up to 75 km/yr result from a complex combination of natural (delta switching, subsidence, sea-level rise, storms) and human (flood control, navigation, oil and...
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S. Jeffress Williams, Shea Penland, Harry H. Roberts
Mesozoic stratigraphy and paleoenvironments of the Georges Bank Basin: A correlation of exploratory and cost wells Mesozoic stratigraphy and paleoenvironments of the Georges Bank Basin: A correlation of exploratory and cost wells
The Exxon 975-1, Conoco 145-1, and Mobil 312-1 hydrocarbon exploratory wells and the Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test (COST) G-1 and G-2 wells were drilled in the southeastern part of the Georges Bank Basin. We used drill cuttings and logs from these wells to describe and correlate the dominant lithostratigraphic units and to document lateral changes in the depositional...
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L. J. Poppe, C. W. Poag
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
Detection development needs for gas hydrates in sediments Detection development needs for gas hydrates in sediments
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R.D. Malone, William P. Dillon
Hydrate detection Hydrate detection
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William P. Dillon, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
Patterns and rates of sedimentation in Chesapeake Bay during the Holocene rise in sea level Patterns and rates of sedimentation in Chesapeake Bay during the Holocene rise in sea level
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S.M. Colman, J.P. Halka, C. Hobbs
Numerical modelling of uplift and subsidence adjacent to the Transantarctic Mount front Numerical modelling of uplift and subsidence adjacent to the Transantarctic Mount front
The Transantarctic Mountains form one of the largest rift shoulder uplifts in the world. Uplift of the mountains, and coeval subsidence in the Ross Embayment, are modelled with both elastic flexure equations and with the viscoelastic finite element method. Most of the geological constraints are adequately satisfied by the elastic flexure equations. Uplife of the Transantarctic Mountains...
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T.A. Stern, Uri S. ten Brink, M.P. Bott
Diagenetic formation of bedded chert: Evidence from chemistry of the chert-shale couplet Diagenetic formation of bedded chert: Evidence from chemistry of the chert-shale couplet
Theories concerning the formation of bedded chert traditionally have emphasized either depositional or diagenetic processes. Major and rare earth element data from Franciscan assemblage (Mesozoic) and Claremont Formation (Miocene) bedded chert sequences, along with physical observations such as the presence of rare and highly corroded radiolarians in shale interbeds, are most consistent...
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Richard L. Murray, David L. Jones, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink
Gravity modelling across the Transantarctic Mountains, Northern Victoria Land Gravity modelling across the Transantarctic Mountains, Northern Victoria Land
During GANOVEX V and GANOVEX VI, new gravity data were collected in northern Victoria Land. The GANOVEX V data cover the Mt. Melbourne 1:250.000 quadrangle, while the GANOVEX VI data Transantarctic Mountains south of the Drygalski Ice Tongue. The two data sets are connected by a coastal traverse. The measurements were constrained by satellite-positioned elevation (GPS) data and, in some...
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T.F. Redfield, J. C. Behrendt
Contaminant transport in Massachusetts Bay Contaminant transport in Massachusetts Bay
Construction of a new treatment plant and outfall to clean up Boston Harbor is currently one of the world's largest public works projects, costing about $4 billion. There is concern about the long-term impact of contaminants on Massachusetts Bay and adjacent Gulf of Maine because these areas are used extensively for transportation, recreation, fishing, and tourism, as well as waste...
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Bradford Butman