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Earthquake recurrence estimates for northern Caribbean faults from combinatorial optimization

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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Pragmatically mapping Phragmites with unoccupied aerial systems: A comparison of invasive species land cover classification using RGB and multispectral imagery

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Hydroacoustic observations reveal drivers of mixing and salinization of a karst subterranean estuary during intense precipitation

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A method for classifying land loss by morphology and process A method for classifying land loss by morphology and process

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L.D. Wayne, L. D. Britsch, M.R. Byrnes, S. Penland, S.J. Williams
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Geophysical investigations of the tectonic boundary between East and West Antarctica Geophysical investigations of the tectonic boundary between East and West Antarctica

The Transantarctic Mountains (TAM), which separate the West Antarctic rift system from the stable shield of East Antarctica, are the largest mountains developed adjacent to a rift. The cause of uplift of mountains bordering rifts is poorly understood. One notion based on observations of troughs next to many uplifted blocks is that isostatic rebound produces a coeval uplift and subsidence...
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Uri S. ten Brink, S. Bannister, B. C. Beaudoin, T.A. Stern
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The distribution of silver and other metals in sediments from Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays The distribution of silver and other metals in sediments from Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays

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Michael H. Bothner, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, C.M. Parmenter, W. M. d’Angelo, M. W. Doughten
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Baykal rift structure Baykal rift structure

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L.P. Zonenshain, A.A. Gol’mshtok, D. Hutchinson
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

A guide to continent-ocean transect E-1: Adirondacks to Georges Bank A guide to continent-ocean transect E-1: Adirondacks to Georges Bank

The geologic strip-map for Transect E-l cuts a swath from the Thousand Islands region on the New York-Ontario border to the Atlantic Ocean floor off Georges Bank (see Fig. 1). It includes portions of New York, Ontario and of all of the New England states. The western part, mainly in New York, belongs to the North American craton. The remainder of the onland portion, east of Logan's Line...
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James B. Thompson, Wallace A. Bothner, Peter Robinson, Yngvar W. Isachsen, Kim D. Klitgord
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region

The U.S. Geological Survey conducts geologic surveys and research in marine areas of the United States and its territories and possessions. An objective in some of the investigations is locating and evaluating marine sand and gravel resources and interpretation of the origins of the sand body deposits. Results from such studies over the past 30 years show that many extremely large...
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S. Jeffress Williams, Helana A. Cichon
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Hydrate detection Hydrate detection

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William P. Dillon, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Detection development needs for gas hydrates in sediments Detection development needs for gas hydrates in sediments

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R.D. Malone, William P. Dillon
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Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis

Chert and associated host sediments from Monterey Formation and Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) sequences were analyzed in order to assess chemical behavior during diagenesis of biogenic sediments. The primary compositional contrast between chert and host sediment is a greater absolute SiO2 concentration in chert, often with final SiO2 ≥ 98 wt%. This contrast in SiO2 (and SiAl)...
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R.W. Murray, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, David C. Gerlach, G. Price Russ, David L. Jones
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sea-level rise and its implications to coastal planning and management Sea-level rise and its implications to coastal planning and management

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D. L. Peck, S.J. Williams
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Interoceanic variation in the rare earth, major, and trace element depositional chemistry of chert: Perspectives gained from the DSDP and ODP record Interoceanic variation in the rare earth, major, and trace element depositional chemistry of chert: Perspectives gained from the DSDP and ODP record

Rare earth element (REE), major, and trace element abundances and relative fractionations in forty nodular cherts sampled by the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) and Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) indicate that the REE composition of chert records the interplay between terrigenous sources and scavenging from the local seawater. Major and (non-REE) trace element ratios indicate that the
Authors
R.W. Murray, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, David C. Gerlach, G. Price Russ, David L. Jones
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Remote sensing studies of the geomorphology of Surtsey, 1987-1991 Remote sensing studies of the geomorphology of Surtsey, 1987-1991

The volcanic island of Surtsey, formed by explosive submarine and effusive subaerial eruptions between November 1963 and June 1967, consists of a complex combination of primary and redeposited tephra and alkaline olivine basalt lava flows in a 2.5 km2 area (Thorarinsson, 1967; Thorarinsson et al., 1964; Fridriksson, 1975). During the past 24 years, wave and wind erosion of this subaerial...
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James B. Garvin, R. S. Williams
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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