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Earthquake recurrence estimates for northern Caribbean faults from combinatorial optimization

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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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A preliminary evaluation of nutrient and ground-water fluxes to the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina A preliminary evaluation of nutrient and ground-water fluxes to the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina

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Timothy B. Spruill, John F. Bratton, John Crusius, Beth M. Wrege, G. Strickland
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Strength and acoustic properties of Ottawa sand containing laboratory-formed methane gas hydrate Strength and acoustic properties of Ottawa sand containing laboratory-formed methane gas hydrate

Although gas hydrate occurs in a wide variety of sediment types and is present and even pervasive at some locations on continental margins, little is known about how it forms naturally. Physical properties of the resultant gas hydrate-sediment mixtures, data needed for input into models that predict location and quantity of in situ hydrate are also lacking. Not only do properties of the...
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William J. Winters, William F. Waite, David H. Mason
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The history of recent limnological changes and human impact on Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon The history of recent limnological changes and human impact on Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon

Hypereutrophic Upper Klamath Lake has been studied for almost 50 years to evaluate the nature, cause, and effects of its very productive waters. Mitigation of undesirable effects of massive cyanobacterial blooms requires understanding their modern causes as well as their history. Knowledge of the pre-settlement natural limnology of this system can provide guidelines for lake restoration...
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J. Platt Bradbury, Steve M. Colman, Richard L. Reynolds
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Paleolimnology and paleoclimate studies in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon Paleolimnology and paleoclimate studies in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon

The subsiding Upper Klamath Lake Basin contains sediments that were continuously deposited in a shallow, freshwater lake for more than 40 000 years. Well dated by radiometric methods and containing volcanic ashes of known age, these sediments constitute a valuable paleoclimate record. Sediment constituents and properties that reflect past climatic conditions in the area include pollen...
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S.M. Colman, J. Platt Bradbury, Joseph G. Rosenbaum
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Analysis of summer 2002 melt extent on the Greenland ice sheet using MODIS and SSM/I data Analysis of summer 2002 melt extent on the Greenland ice sheet using MODIS and SSM/I data

Previous work has shown that the summer of 2002 had the greatest area of snow melt extent on the Greenland ice sheet ever recorded using passive-microwave data. In this paper, we compare the 0deg isotherm derived from the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, with Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I)-derived melt, at the time of the maximum melt extent in...
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D. K. Hall, R.S. Williams, K. Steffen, Janet Y.L. Chien
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Ground water beneath coastal bays of the Delmarva Peninsula: Ages and nutrients Ground water beneath coastal bays of the Delmarva Peninsula: Ages and nutrients

To complement a large-scale geophysical investigation of occurrence and discharge of fresh water beneath Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (Delmarva) coastal bays, we measured (1) salinity and nutrient concentrations in ground water samples from several offshore coring sites and (2) a suite of chemical and isotopic parameters, including age tracers, in ground water samples from a Delaware...
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John F. Bratton, John Karl Böhlke, Frank T. Manheim, David E. Krantz
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Environmental Health Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Proceedings of the twentieth annual meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology Proceedings of the twentieth annual meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP; pronounced "Tee'-sop") was established in 1984 to consolidate and foster the organizational activities of scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry, and related disciplines. The following report, "Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology" (ISSN 1060-7250)...
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Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

New seafloor map of the Puerto Rico Trench helps assess earthquake and tsunami hazards New seafloor map of the Puerto Rico Trench helps assess earthquake and tsunami hazards

The Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, is located where the North American (NOAM) plate is subducting under the Caribbean plate (Figure l). The trench region may pose significant seismic and tsunami hazards to Puerto Rico and the U.S.Virgin Islands, where 4 million U.S. citizens reside. Widespread damage in Puerto Rico and Hispaniola from an earthquake in 1787...
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Uri S. ten Brink, William Danforth, Christopher Polloni, Brian D. Andrews, Pilar Llanes Estrada, Shepard Smith, Eugene Parker, Toshihiko Uozumi
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes

Physical geography: The global environment Physical geography: The global environment

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Authors
Harm J. de Blij, Peter O. Muller, Richard S. Williams
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sediment dynamics in the Adriatic Sea investigated with coupled models Sediment dynamics in the Adriatic Sea investigated with coupled models

Several large research programs focused on the Adriatic Sea in winter 2002-2003, making it an exciting place for sediment dynamics modelers (Figure 1). Investigations of atmospheric forcing and oceanic response (including wave generation and propagation, water-mass formation, stratification, and circulation), suspended material, bottom boundary layer dynamics, bottom sediment, and small...
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Christopher R. Sherwood, Jeffrey W. Book, Sandro Carniel, Luigi Cavaleri, Jacopo Chiggiato, Himangshu Das, James D. Doyle, Courtney K. Harris, Alan W. Niedoroda, Henry Perkins, Pierre-Marie Poulain, Julie Pullen, Christopher W. Reed, Aniello Russo, Mauro Sclavo, Richard P. Signell, Peter A. Traykovski, John C. Warner
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Integrating digital information for coastal and marine sciences Integrating digital information for coastal and marine sciences

A pilot distributed geolibrary, the Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB), was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, to classify, integrate, and facilitate access to scientific information about oceans, coasts, and lakes. The MRIB is composed of a categorization scheme, a metadata database, and a...
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Fausto Marincioni, Frances L. Lightsom, Rebecca L. Riall, Guthrie A. Linck, Thomas C. Aldrich, Michael J. Caruso
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Studying ground water under Delmarva coastal bays using electrical resistivity Studying ground water under Delmarva coastal bays using electrical resistivity

Fresh ground water is widely distributed in subsurface sediments below the coastal bays of the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia). These conditions were revealed by nearly 300 km of streamer resistivity surveys, utilizing a towed multichannel cable system. Zones of high resistivity displayed by inversion modeling were confirmed by vibradrilling investigations to...
Authors
Frank T. Manheim, David E. Krantz, John F. Bratton
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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