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Voyager 2 at Neptune: Imaging science results Voyager 2 at Neptune: Imaging science results
Voyager 2 images of Neptune reveal a windy planet characterized by bright clouds of methane ice suspended in an exceptionally clear atmosphere above a lower deck of hydrogen sulfide or ammonia ices. Neptune's atmosphere is dominated by a large anticyclonic storm system that has been named the Great Dark Spot (GDS). About the same size as Earth in extent, the GDS bears both many...
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B.A. Smith, Laurence A. Soderblom, D. Banfield, C. Barnet, A.T. Basilevsky, R.F. Beebe, K. Bollinger, J. M. Boyce, A. Brahic, G.A. Briggs, R. H. Brown, C. Chyba, S.A. Collins, T. Colvin, A.F. Cook, D. Crisp, S.K. Croft, D. Cruikshank, J.N. Cuzzi, G. E. Danielson, M. E. Davies, E. DeJong, L. Dones, D. Godfrey, J. Goguen, I. Grenier, V. Haemmerle, H. Hammel, C.J. Hansen, C.P. Helfenstein, C. Howell, G.E. Hunt, A.P. Ingersoll, T. V. Johnson, J. Kargel, Randolph L. Kirk, D.I. Kuehn, S. Limaye, H. Masursky, A. McEwen, D. Morrison, T. Owen, W. Owen, J. B. Pollack, C.C. Porco, K. Rages, P. Rogers, D. Rudy, C. Sagan, J. Schwartz, E.M. Shoemaker, M. Showalter, B. Sicardy, D. Simonelli, J. Spencer, L.A. Sromovsky, C. Stoker, R.G. Strom, V.E. Suomi, S.P. Synott, R.J. Terrile, P. Thomas, W.R. Thompson, A. Verbiscer, J. Veverka
Crustal structure of the Chugach Mountains, southern Alaska: A study of peg‐leg multiples from a low‐velocity zone Crustal structure of the Chugach Mountains, southern Alaska: A study of peg‐leg multiples from a low‐velocity zone
A seismic refraction profile recorded along the geologic strike of the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska shows three upper crustal high‐velocity layers (6.9, 7.2, and 7.6 km/s) and a unique pattern of strongly focussed echelon arrivals to a distance of 225 km. The group velocity of the ensemble of echelon arrivals is 6.4 km/s. Modeling of this profile with the reflectivity method...
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Ernst Flueh, Walter D. Mooney, Gary S. Fuis, Elizabeth L. Ambos
Seismology Seismology
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John R. Filson, Roger D. Borcherdt, C. Langer, D. Simpson
An exact anelastic model for the free-surface reflection of P and S-I waves An exact anelastic model for the free-surface reflection of P and S-I waves
Exact anelastic solutions incorporating inhomogeneous waves are used to model numerically S-I and P waves incident on the free surface of a low-loss anelastic half-space. Anelastic free-surface reflection coefficients are computed for the volumetric strain and displacement components of inhomogeneous wave fields. For the problem of an incident homogeneous S-I wave in Pierre shale, the...
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Roger D. Borcherdt, G. Glassmoyer
The case for planetary sample return missions The case for planetary sample return missions
The essential role of planetary sample studies in exploration of the solar system has been well established “Drake et al., 1987”. As part of the larger pursuit of comparative planetology, samples of other rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars), planetary satellites, asteroids, and comets should reveal much about the materials and processes that formed Earth. In that context, Mars is an...
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James L. Gooding, M. H. Carr, Christopher P McKay
Geologic analyses of Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-B) data of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Geologic analyses of Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-B) data of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
Analyses of imaging radar data of volcanic terranes on Earth and Venus have emphasized the need for a clearer understanding of how these data can be most effectively used to accomplish important volcanological goals, including the interpretation of eruptive styles and the characterization of the geologic history of volcanic centers. The second Shuttle Imaging Radar experiment (SIR-B)...
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Lisa R. Gaddis, Peter J. Mouginis-Mark, Robert B. Singer, Verne Kaupp
Geophysical framework of the continental United States: Progress, problems, and opportunities for research Geophysical framework of the continental United States: Progress, problems, and opportunities for research
Significant progress has been made over the past five decades in determining the geophysical framework of the continental United States. Highlights include detailed maps of gravity and aeromagnetic anomalies, heat flow, crustal thickness, seismicity, state of stress, and paleomagnetic pole positions. Important tectonic insights have come from earthquake studies, and from knowledge of...
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Walter D. Mooney, L. C. Pakiser
Regional crustal structure and tectonics of the Pacific Coastal States: California, Oregon, and Washington Regional crustal structure and tectonics of the Pacific Coastal States: California, Oregon, and Washington
The Pacific Coastal States form a complex geologic environment in which the crust and lithosphere have been continuously reworked. We divide the region tectonically into the southern transform regime of the San Andreas fault and the northern subduction regime, and summarize the geophysical framework with contour maps of crustal thickness, lithospheric and seismicity cross sections, and...
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Walter D. Mooney, Craig S. Weaver
Seismic methods for determining earthquake source parameters and lithospheric structure Seismic methods for determining earthquake source parameters and lithospheric structure
The seismologic methods most commonly used in studies of earthquakes and the structure of the continental lithosphere are reviewed in three main sections: earthquake source parameter determinations, the determination of earth structure using natural sources, and controlled-source seismology. The emphasis in each section is on a description of data, the principles behind the analysis...
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Walter D. Mooney
Erosion and deterioration of the Isles Dernieres Barrier Island Arc, Louisiana, U.S.A.: 1853 to 1988 Erosion and deterioration of the Isles Dernieres Barrier Island Arc, Louisiana, U.S.A.: 1853 to 1988
Using cartographic and aerial photography data from the years 1853, 1890, 1934, 1956, 1978, 1984, and 1988, shoreline change maps of the Isles Dernieres barrier island arc were constructed. These data were accurately superimposed, using a computer mapping system, which removed projection, datum, scale, and other cartographic inconsistencies. Linear, areal, and perimeter measurements...
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Randolph A. McBride, Shea Penland, Bruce E. Jaffe, S. Jeffress Williams, Asbury H. Sallenger, Karen A. Westphal
Thermal and cementation histories of Permian shelf-edge carbonate rocks in the Nanpanjiang Basin, South China Thermal and cementation histories of Permian shelf-edge carbonate rocks in the Nanpanjiang Basin, South China
As of 1984, the Nanpanjiang Basin of South China has had almost no exploration by drilling although oil seeps exist among its margins and producing wells occur in adjacent basins. however, cooperative studies by petroleum geologists and geochemists of the United States and the People's Republic of China (1982-1984) show that calcite-cemented reef and fore-reef carbonate rocks near Ziyun...
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Robert B. Halley, Judith T. Parrish, Xie Zahn, Hu Wenhai, Peter A. Scholle, Su Zhongrui, Zhang Yirong, Huang Yunming, Li Guangxuan
Impacts of exploratory drilling for oil and gas on the benthic environment of Georges Bank Impacts of exploratory drilling for oil and gas on the benthic environment of Georges Bank
A 3-year monitoring program was performed to assess the impacts of exploratory drilling for oil and gas on the benthic environment of Georges Bank, an important commercial fishery region in the North Atlantic east of Massachusetts, USA. Surficial sediments were sampled for chemical and benthic infaunal analysis and bottom still photographs were taken to document bottom microtopography...
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J. M. Neff, Michael H. Bothner, N. J. Maciolek, J. F. Grassle