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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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Subsurface evidence of a pre-1846 breach across Menauhant Barrier, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Subsurface evidence of a pre-1846 breach across Menauhant Barrier, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Ilya V. Buynevich
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Seafloor images refine petroleum exploration models Seafloor images refine petroleum exploration models

Acoustic mapping of the EEZ sea floor using GLORIA side-scan sonar tool includes the margins of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Johnston Island. This decade-long program was undertaken in cooperation with the United Kingdom's Institute of Oceanographic Sciences at the Deacon Laboratory (now the Southampton Oceanography Centre).
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David Twichell
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Louisiana's barrier islands: A vanishing resource Louisiana's barrier islands: A vanishing resource

Louisiana's barrier islands are eroding so quickly that according to some estimates they will disappear by the end of this century. Although there is little human habitation on these islands, their erosion may have a severe impact on the environment landward of the barriers. As the islands disintegrate, the vast system of sheltered wetlands along Louisiana's delta plain are exposed to...
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Jefferey H. List
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Shoreline change posters of the Louisiana Barrier Islands: 1885-1996 Shoreline change posters of the Louisiana Barrier Islands: 1885-1996

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Shea Penland, Chris Zganjar, Karen A. Westphal, Paul Connor, Andrew Beall, Jeff List, S. Jeffress Williams
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Introduction to physical properties and elasticity models Introduction to physical properties and elasticity models

Estimating the in situ methane hydrate volume from seismic surveys requires knowledge of the rock physics relations between wave speeds and elastic moduli in hydrate/sediment mixtures. The elastic moduli of hydrate/sediment mixtures depend on the elastic properties of the individual sedimentary particles and the manner in which they are arranged. In this chapter, we present some rock...
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Jack Dvorkin, Michael B. Helgerud, William F. Waite, Stephen H. Kirby, Amos Nur
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The U.S. Atlantic continental margin: The best-known gas hydrate locality The U.S. Atlantic continental margin: The best-known gas hydrate locality

One of the few attempts to date to map gas hydrate over a large area has been made on the Atlantic continental margin of the United States (Dillon et al., 1993, 1994, 1995). This work has resulted in the production of an extensive data base of seismic reflection lines including both single and multichannel lines, and complete GLORIA sidescan sonar coverage. This work was part of the...
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William P. Dillon, Michael D. Max
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

New digital geologic maps of U.S. continental margins: Insights to seafloor sedimentary character, aggregate resources and processes New digital geologic maps of U.S. continental margins: Insights to seafloor sedimentary character, aggregate resources and processes

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Authors
S. Williams, Clinton N. Jenkins, J. Currence, S. Penland, J. Reid, Jim Flocks, J. Kindinger, L. Poppe, M. Kulp, F. Manheim, M. Hampton, C. Polloni, J. Rowland
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The relationship of nearshore sand bar configuration to shoreline change The relationship of nearshore sand bar configuration to shoreline change

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Authors
K. Senthilnathan, T. Lippmann, J. List
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sorted patterns on shallow shelves: Instability and finite-amplitude self-organization Sorted patterns on shallow shelves: Instability and finite-amplitude self-organization

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A. Murray, E.R. Thieler, B. Tighe
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Large-scale response of foreshore slope to storm events Large-scale response of foreshore slope to storm events

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J. List, A. Farris, C. Sullivan
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sediment dispersal pathways and conceptual sediment budget for a sediment starved embayment: Long Bay, South Carolina Sediment dispersal pathways and conceptual sediment budget for a sediment starved embayment: Long Bay, South Carolina

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Authors
P. Gayes, W. Schwab, N. Driscoll, R. Morton, W. Baldwin, J. Denny, E. Wright, M. Harris, M. Katuna, T. Putnev, E. Johnston
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Water Resources Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Mobility of authigenic rhenium, silver, and selenium during postdepositional oxidation in marine sediments Mobility of authigenic rhenium, silver, and selenium during postdepositional oxidation in marine sediments

Sedimentary records of redox-sensitive trace elements hold significant potential as indicators of paleoceanographic environmental conditions. Records of Re can reveal the intensity of past reducing conditions in sediments at the time of deposition, whereas records of Ag may record the magnitude of past diatom fluxes to the seafloor. Confidence in paleoenvironmental reconstruction from...
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John Crusius, John Thomson
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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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