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Impact assessment of exploratory wells offshore South Florida Impact assessment of exploratory wells offshore South Florida
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Eugene A. Shinn, Barbara H. Lidz, Phillip A. Dustan
Ascension-Monterey Canyon system: history and development Ascension-Monterey Canyon system: history and development
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Authors
H. Gary Greene, Karen R. Hicks
Small domes on Venus: Probable analogs of Icelandic lava shields Small domes on Venus: Probable analogs of Icelandic lava shields
On the basis of observed shapes and volumetric estimates, we interpret small, dome-like features on radar images of Venus to be analogs of Icelandic lava-shield volcanoes. Using morphometric data for venusian domes in Aubele and Slyuta (in press), as well as our own measurements of representative dome volumes and areas from Tethus Regio, we demonstrate that the characteristic aspect...
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James B. Garvin, Richard S. Williams
High-energy carbonate-sand accumulation, the Quicksands, southwest Florida Keys High-energy carbonate-sand accumulation, the Quicksands, southwest Florida Keys
High-resolution seismic-reflection profiles of the Quicksands, located along a broad ridge on the platform shelf west of Key West, Florida, indicate a significant deposit of non-oolitic carbonate sand occurs in a belt 47 km long by 28 km wide. The surface of the belt is ornamented by large (5 m), migrating tidal bars, oriented in a north-south direction, on which sand waves, oriented in...
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Eugene A. Shinn, Barbara H. Lidz, Charles W. Holmes
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
Observations in Monterey Canyon and Fan Valley using the submersible Alvin and a photographic sled Observations in Monterey Canyon and Fan Valley using the submersible Alvin and a photographic sled
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Stephen L. Eittreim, R.W. Embley, W. R. Normark, H. Gary Greene, C.M. McHugh, W.B. Ryan
Geology of the Shortland basin region, central Solomons trough, Solomon Islands: review and new findings Geology of the Shortland basin region, central Solomons trough, Solomon Islands: review and new findings
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Authors
Terry R. Bruns, John G. Vedder, Alan K. Cooper
Inner shelf deposits of the Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama region, Gulf of Mexico Inner shelf deposits of the Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama region, Gulf of Mexico
The late Quaternary morphology, shallow stratigraphy and sediment distribution of the Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama inner shelf region are the product of transgressive and regressive sedimentary processes. Shelf sedimentary facies were deposited by deltaic progradation, followed by shoreface erosion and submergence. This information is based on interpretations and synthesis of more than...
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Jack L. Kindinger, Shea Penland, S. Jeffress Williams, John R. Suter
Recent carbonate slope sediments and sedimentary processes bordering a non-rimmed platform: southwest Florida continental margin Recent carbonate slope sediments and sedimentary processes bordering a non-rimmed platform: southwest Florida continental margin
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Authors
Gregg R. Brooks, Charles W. Holmes
Holocene sand shoals offshore of the Mississippi River delta plain Holocene sand shoals offshore of the Mississippi River delta plain
Offshore of the Mississippi River delta plain lies a series of Holocene sand shoals marking the position of ancient submerged shorelines associated with younger shelf-phase delta plains. These submerged shorelines represent positions when sea level stood lower than present. Short periods of rapid sea level rise during the Holocene transgression, in combination with subsidence, led to the
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Shea Penland, John R. Suter, Randolph A. McBride, S. Jeffress Williams, Jack L. Kindinger, Ron Boyd