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delta18O variations in the Halimeda of Virgin Islands sands: evidence of cool water in the northeast Caribbean, late Holocene delta18O variations in the Halimeda of Virgin Islands sands: evidence of cool water in the northeast Caribbean, late Holocene

Halimeda segments from carbonate sands on the Virgin Islands platform have delta 18 O versus PDB isotopic values ranging from -0.3% to -1.3% (x = -0.9%). Modern Halimeda segments from the same area have a measured delta18 O ranging from -2.0% to -2.5% PDB (x = -2.15%), and the carbonate skeleton appears to have formed in isotopic equilibrium with the oceanic waters on the platform...
Authors
Charles W. Holmes

Bank margin environment Bank margin environment

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert B. Halley, Paul M. Harris, Albert C. Hine

A new event detector designed for the Seismic Research Observatories A new event detector designed for the Seismic Research Observatories

A new short-period event detector has been implemented on the Seismic Research Observatories. For each signal detected, a printed output gives estimates of the time of onset of the signal, direction of the first break, quality of onset, period and maximum amplitude of the signal, and an estimate of the variability of the background noise. On the SRO system, the new algorithm runs ~2.5x...
Authors
James N. Murdock, Charles R. Hutt

High-porosity Cenozoic carbonate rocks of South Florida: Progressive loss of porosity with depth High-porosity Cenozoic carbonate rocks of South Florida: Progressive loss of porosity with depth

Porosity measurements by borehole gravity meter in subsurface Cenozoic carbonates of south Florida reveal an extremely porous mass of limestone and dolomite which is transitional in total pore volume between typical porosity values for modern carbonate sediments and ancient carbonate rocks. A persistent decrease of porosity with depth, similar to that of chalks of the Gulf Coast, occurs...
Authors
Robert B. Halley, James W. Schmoker

Sedimentology of Southwestern Roads region, U.S. Virgin Islands: origin and rate of sediment accumulation Sedimentology of Southwestern Roads region, U.S. Virgin Islands: origin and rate of sediment accumulation

Sand deposits on southern insular shelf of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, were investigated to determine their origin, environmental processes and accumulation rates. Sea-floor samples show that the sand has been derived (in situ) mainly from calcareous algae and molluscs. Zonation of the dominant sand producers is related to the present environmental setting; water depth has the...
Authors
Jack L. Kindinger, Ronald J. Miller, Charles W. Holmes

Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: July 1983 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: July 1983

The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory; therefore it should be regarded as preliminary.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, T.K. Cunningham

Chryse Basin channels: low-gradients and ponded flows. Chryse Basin channels: low-gradients and ponded flows.

Gradients on the floors of the Martian outflow channels that are derived from radar-elevation profiles across Lunae Planum and Chryse Basin have much lower values than those obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey's topographic map. Whereas the gradients of Maja and Ares Valles are similar to those of the catastrophic flood channels in the Scablands of Washington State, the gradients of...
Authors
Baerbel K. Lucchitta, H.M. Ferguson

Talc in the suspended matter of the northwestern Atlantic Talc in the suspended matter of the northwestern Atlantic

Knowledge of the distribution, concentration, and composition of suspended particulate matter in seawater is important to the understanding of sedimentation processes on the Continental Shelf. Because the surfaces of both organic and inorganic particles have high affinities for pollutants, such as certain trace metals, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and petroleum (Bothner et al., 1981a)...
Authors
Lawrence J. Poppe, John C. Hathaway, Carol M. Parmenter

Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: April 1983 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: April 1983

The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory; therefore it should be regarded as preliminary.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, T.K. Cunningham

Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: October 1983 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: October 1983

The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory; therefore it should be regarded as preliminary.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, P.A. Franklin

Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: May 1983 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: May 1983

The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory; therefore it should be regarded as preliminary.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, T.K. Cunningham
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