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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

2023 Annual Report

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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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Coastal sedimentary research examines critical issues of national and global priority Coastal sedimentary research examines critical issues of national and global priority

An international conference was held recently in Honolulu, Hawaii, to examine and plan for coastal sedimentary research in the United States and globally. Participants agreed that sedimentary coastal environments constitute a critical national and global resource that suffers widespread degradation due to human impacts. Moreover, human population growth and inappropriate development in...
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Chip Fletcher, John Anderson, Keith A.W. Crook, George Kaminsky, Piers Larcombe, Colin V. Murray-Wallace, Frank Sansone, David B. Scott, Stan Riggs, Asbury Sallenger, Ian Shennan, E. Robert Thieler, John F. Wehmiller
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Volumetric evolution of Surtsey, Iceland, from topographic maps and scanning airborne laser altimetry Volumetric evolution of Surtsey, Iceland, from topographic maps and scanning airborne laser altimetry

The volumetric evolution of Surtsey has been estimated on the basis of digital elevation models derived from NASA scanning airborne laser altimeter surveys (20 July 1998), as well as digitized 1:5,000-scale topographic maps produced by the National Land Survey of Iceland and by Norrman. Subaerial volumes have been computed from co-registered digital elevation models (DEM's) from 6 July...
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J.B. Garvin, R.S. Williams, J.J. Frawley, W.B. Krabill
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Stress history and geotechnical properties of sediment from the Cape Fear Diapir, Blake Ridge Diapir, and Blake Ridge Stress history and geotechnical properties of sediment from the Cape Fear Diapir, Blake Ridge Diapir, and Blake Ridge

Geotechnical properties of sediment from Ocean Drilling Program Leg 164 are presented as: (1) normalized shipboard strength ratios from the Cape Fear Diapir, the Blake Ridge Diapir, and the Blake Ridge; and (2) Atterberg limit, vane shear strength, pocket-penetrometer strength, and constant-rate-of-strain consolidation results from Hole 995A, located on the Blake Ridge. This study was...
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W.J. Winters
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Geophysical evidence for the evolution of the California Inner Continental Borderland as a metamorphic core complex Geophysical evidence for the evolution of the California Inner Continental Borderland as a metamorphic core complex

We use new seismic and gravity data collected during the 1994 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE) to discuss the origin of the California Inner Continental Borderland (ICB) as an extended terrain possibly in a metamorphic core complex mode. The data provide detailed crustal structure of the Borderland and its transition to mainland southern California. Using tomographic...
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Uri S. ten Brink, Jie Zhang, Thomas M. Brocher, David A. Okaya, Kim D. Klitgord, Gary S. Fuis
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Clostridium perfringens in Long Island Sound sediments: An urban sedimentary record Clostridium perfringens in Long Island Sound sediments: An urban sedimentary record

Clostridium perfringens is a conservative tracer and an indicator of sewage-derived pollution in the marine environment. The distribution of Clostridium perfringens spores was measured in sediments from Long Island Sound, USA, as part of a regional study designed to: (1) map the distribution of contaminated sediments; (2) determine transport and dispersal paths; (3) identify the...
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Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, E.L. Mecray, E.L. Galvin
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed

Laboratory measurements of compressional and shear wave speeds through methane hydrate Laboratory measurements of compressional and shear wave speeds through methane hydrate

Simultaneous measurements of compressional and shear wave speeds through polycrystalline methane hydrate have been made. Methane hydrate, grown directly in a wave speed measurement chamber, was uniaxially compacted to a final porosity below 2%. At 277 K, the compacted material had a compressional wave speed of 3650 ?? 50 m/s. The shear wave speed, measured simultaneously, was 1890 ?? 30...
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W.F. Waite, M.B. Helgerud, A. Nur, J.C. Pinkston, L.A. Stern, S. H. Kirby, W.B. Durham
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Georeferenced sea-floor mapping and bottom photography in Long Island Sound Georeferenced sea-floor mapping and bottom photography in Long Island Sound

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Valerie F. Paskevich, Lawrence J. Poppe
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The use of mathematical models to predict beach behavior for U.S. coastal engineering: A critical review The use of mathematical models to predict beach behavior for U.S. coastal engineering: A critical review

A number of assumed empirical relationships (e.g., the Bruun Rule, the equilibrium shoreface profile, longshore transport rate equation, beach length: durability relationship, and the renourishment factor) and deterministic numerical models (e.g., GENESIS, SBEACH) have become important tools for investigating coastal processes and for coastal engineering design in the U.S. They are also...
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E.R. Thieler, O.H. Pilkey, R.S. Young, D. M. Bush, F. Chai
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Modeling sand bank formation around tidal headlands Modeling sand bank formation around tidal headlands

Sandbanks are often found in the vicinity of coastal headlands around which tidal flows are strong enough to generate significant tidally-forced residual eddies, typically with scales of 2-10 km. One popular hypothesis is that these sandbanks are generated by a 'tidal stirring' mechanism in which the inward-directed pressure gradient associated with these residual eddies produces an...
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Richard P. Signell, Courtney K. Harris
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Modeling surface trapped river plumes: A sensitivity study Modeling surface trapped river plumes: A sensitivity study

To better understand the requirements for realistic regional simulation of river plumes in the Gulf of Maine, we test the sensitivity of the Blumberg-Mellor hydrodynamic model to choice of advection scheme, grid resolution, and wind, using idealized geometry and forcing. The test case discharges 1500 m3/s of fresh water into a uniform 32 psu ocean along a straight shelf at 43?? north...
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Jason Hyatt, Richard P. Signell
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Influence of inner-continental shelf geologic framework on the evolution and behavior of the barrier-island system between Fire Island Inlet and Shinnecock Inlet, Long Island, New York Influence of inner-continental shelf geologic framework on the evolution and behavior of the barrier-island system between Fire Island Inlet and Shinnecock Inlet, Long Island, New York

High-resolution, sea-floor mapping techniques, including sidescan-sonar and subbottom profiling, were used to investigate how the geologic framework of the inner-continental shelf influenced the Holocene evolution and modern behavior of the Fire Island barrier-island system, Long Island, New York. The inner-continental shelf off Long Island is divided into two physiographic provinces by...
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W. C. Schwab, E.R. Thieler, J.R. Allen, D.S. Foster, B.A. Swift, J. F. Denny
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

A modern earth narrative: What will be the fate of the biosphere? A modern earth narrative: What will be the fate of the biosphere?

The modern Earth Narrative is the scientific description of the natural and human history of the Earth, and it is based on two fundamental concepts: Deep (or Geologic) Time and Biological Evolution. Changes in the Earth's biosphere and geosphere are discussed from the perspective of natural variability and impacts of the rapid increase in the human population. The failure of humans to...
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R.S. Williams
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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