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Structural framework of United States Atlantic outer continental shelf north of Cape Hatteras Structural framework of United States Atlantic outer continental shelf north of Cape Hatteras

To assess the area’s hydrocarbon potential, regional geologic and geophysical studies are being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey to determine the structural framework of the United States Atlantic outer continental shelf (AOCS) north of Cape Hatteras. Preliminary interpretations of geophysical data suggest that the buried ridge under the eastern edge of the AOCS in the Baltimore...
Authors
R.E. Mattick, R. Q. Foote, N. L. Weaver, M. S. Grim
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