David S Foster
Dave Foster is a Data Integration and Analysis Geologist with the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Seafloor Mapping group.
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Shallow geology, seafloor texture, and physiographic zones of the Inner Continental Shelf from Nahant to northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Shallow geology, seafloor texture, and physiographic zones of the Inner Continental Shelf from Nahant to northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
The Massachusetts inner continental shelf between Nahant and northern Cape Cod Bay has been profoundly affected by the occupation and retreat of glacial ice sheets and relative sea-level change during the Quaternary. Marine geologic mapping of this area is a component of a statewide cooperative effort involving the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone...
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Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Wayne E. Baldwin, Walter A. Barnhardt, Seth D. Ackerman, David S. Foster, Brian D. Andrews, William C. Schwab
High-Resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts High-Resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) have mapped approximately 340 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf in Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, under a cooperative mapping program. The geophysical data collected between 2009 and 2011 by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of this program are published in this report. The...
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Brian D. Andrews, Seth D. Ackerman, Wayne E. Baldwin, David S. Foster, William C. Schwab
Geologic framework of the northern North Carolina, USA inner continental shelf and its influence on coastal evolution Geologic framework of the northern North Carolina, USA inner continental shelf and its influence on coastal evolution
The inner continental shelf off the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina was mapped using sidescan sonar, interferometric swath bathymetry, and high-resolution chirp and boomer subbottom profiling systems. We use this information to describe the shallow stratigraphy, reinterpret formation mechanisms of some shoal features, evaluate local relative sea-levels during the Late Pleistocene...
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E. Robert Thieler, David S. Foster, Emily A. Himmelstoss, David J. Mallinson
Glaciotectonic deformation associated with the Orient Point-Fishers Island moraine, westernmost Block Island Sound: further evidence of readvance of the Laurentide ice sheet Glaciotectonic deformation associated with the Orient Point-Fishers Island moraine, westernmost Block Island Sound: further evidence of readvance of the Laurentide ice sheet
High-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected across pro-glacial outwash deposits adjacent to the circa 18 ka b.p. Orient Point–Fishers Island end moraine segment in westernmost Block Island Sound reveal extensive deformation. A rhythmic seismic facies indicates the host outwash deposits are composed of fine-grained glaciolacustrine sediments. The deformation is variably brittle...
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Lawrence J. Poppe, Robert N. Oldale, David S. Foster, Shepard M. Smith
High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) have cooperated to map approximately 410 square kilometers (km²) of the inner continental shelf in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. This report contains geophysical data collected by the USGS on three cruises conducted in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and additional bathymetry data collected by the...
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Seth D. Ackerman, Brian D. Andrews, David S. Foster, Wayne E. Baldwin, William C. Schwab
The shallow stratigraphy and sand resources offshore of the Mississippi Barrier Islands The shallow stratigraphy and sand resources offshore of the Mississippi Barrier Islands
Coastal Mississippi is protected by a series of barrier islands ranging in length from 10-25 kilometers that are less than 2 kilometers wide. The majority of these islands comprise the Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS), an ecologically diverse shoreline that provides habitat for wildlife including migratory birds and endangered animals. The majority of GUIS is submerged, and aquatic
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David Twichell, Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Wayne Baldwin, David Foster, James Flocks, Kyle Kelso, Nancy DeWitt, William Pfeiffer, Arnell Forde, Jason Krick, John Baehr
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Shallow geology, seafloor texture, and physiographic zones of the Inner Continental Shelf from Nahant to northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Shallow geology, seafloor texture, and physiographic zones of the Inner Continental Shelf from Nahant to northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
The Massachusetts inner continental shelf between Nahant and northern Cape Cod Bay has been profoundly affected by the occupation and retreat of glacial ice sheets and relative sea-level change during the Quaternary. Marine geologic mapping of this area is a component of a statewide cooperative effort involving the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone...
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Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Wayne E. Baldwin, Walter A. Barnhardt, Seth D. Ackerman, David S. Foster, Brian D. Andrews, William C. Schwab
High-Resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts High-Resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) have mapped approximately 340 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf in Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, under a cooperative mapping program. The geophysical data collected between 2009 and 2011 by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of this program are published in this report. The...
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Brian D. Andrews, Seth D. Ackerman, Wayne E. Baldwin, David S. Foster, William C. Schwab
Geologic framework of the northern North Carolina, USA inner continental shelf and its influence on coastal evolution Geologic framework of the northern North Carolina, USA inner continental shelf and its influence on coastal evolution
The inner continental shelf off the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina was mapped using sidescan sonar, interferometric swath bathymetry, and high-resolution chirp and boomer subbottom profiling systems. We use this information to describe the shallow stratigraphy, reinterpret formation mechanisms of some shoal features, evaluate local relative sea-levels during the Late Pleistocene...
Authors
E. Robert Thieler, David S. Foster, Emily A. Himmelstoss, David J. Mallinson
Glaciotectonic deformation associated with the Orient Point-Fishers Island moraine, westernmost Block Island Sound: further evidence of readvance of the Laurentide ice sheet Glaciotectonic deformation associated with the Orient Point-Fishers Island moraine, westernmost Block Island Sound: further evidence of readvance of the Laurentide ice sheet
High-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected across pro-glacial outwash deposits adjacent to the circa 18 ka b.p. Orient Point–Fishers Island end moraine segment in westernmost Block Island Sound reveal extensive deformation. A rhythmic seismic facies indicates the host outwash deposits are composed of fine-grained glaciolacustrine sediments. The deformation is variably brittle...
Authors
Lawrence J. Poppe, Robert N. Oldale, David S. Foster, Shepard M. Smith
High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) have cooperated to map approximately 410 square kilometers (km²) of the inner continental shelf in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. This report contains geophysical data collected by the USGS on three cruises conducted in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and additional bathymetry data collected by the...
Authors
Seth D. Ackerman, Brian D. Andrews, David S. Foster, Wayne E. Baldwin, William C. Schwab
The shallow stratigraphy and sand resources offshore of the Mississippi Barrier Islands The shallow stratigraphy and sand resources offshore of the Mississippi Barrier Islands
Coastal Mississippi is protected by a series of barrier islands ranging in length from 10-25 kilometers that are less than 2 kilometers wide. The majority of these islands comprise the Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS), an ecologically diverse shoreline that provides habitat for wildlife including migratory birds and endangered animals. The majority of GUIS is submerged, and aquatic
Authors
David Twichell, Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Wayne Baldwin, David Foster, James Flocks, Kyle Kelso, Nancy DeWitt, William Pfeiffer, Arnell Forde, Jason Krick, John Baehr