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Sidescan sonar as a tool for detection of demersal fish habitats Sidescan sonar as a tool for detection of demersal fish habitats

Sidescan sonar can be an effective tool for the determination of the habitat distribution of commercially important species. This technique has the advantage of rapidly mapping large areas of the seafloor. Sidescan images (sonographs) may also help to identify appropriate fishing gears for different types of seafloor or areas to be avoided with certain types of gears. During the early...
Authors
Kenneth W. Able, David C. Twichell, Churchill B. Grimes, R. S. Jones

Gulf trough: The Atlantic connection Gulf trough: The Atlantic connection

Analyses of seismic reflection profiles and stratigraphic data indicate a continuation of the Gulf trough trend across eastern South Carolina and offshore between Cape Fear and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Seismic profiles show a linear northeast-trending zone of nondeposition and erosion and areas of chaotic deposition in the Eocene and Oligocene sections. The character of deposition...
Authors
Peter Popenoe, Vernon J. Henry, Faisal M. Idris

Field guide to sedimentary structures in the Navajo and Entrada sandstones in southern Utah and northern Arizona Field guide to sedimentary structures in the Navajo and Entrada sandstones in southern Utah and northern Arizona

This field-trip guide describes the common sedimentary structures that occur in eolian sands. The outcrops that are described occur in the Navajo and Entrada Sandstones between the areas of Page, Arizona and St. George, Utah (figure I), but the sedimentary structures of these two sandstones are typical of most eolian deposits. The main part of the guide discusses the geologic setting and...
Authors
David M. Rubin, Ralph E. Hunter

Cenozoic unconformities and depositional supersequences of North Atlantic continental margins: Testing the Vail model Cenozoic unconformities and depositional supersequences of North Atlantic continental margins: Testing the Vail model

Integrated outcrop, borehole, and seismic reflection stratigraphy from the U.S. and Irish margins of the North Atlantic basin reveals a framework of Cenozoic depositional supersequences and interregional unconformities that resembles the Vail depositional model. Paleo-bathymetric and paleoceanographic analyses of associated microfossil assemblages indicate a genetic link between the...
Authors
C. Wylie Poag, Lauck W. Ward
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