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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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Resource potential of the western North Atlantic Basin Resource potential of the western North Atlantic Basin

We here consider the petroleum resources only of the off shelf portion of the western North Atlantic Ocean. Very little information is available for this region; off the eastern United States, only four petroleum exploration holes have been drilled in one restricted area seaward of the shelf, off the Baltimore Canyon trough. However, by interpreting seismic reflection profiles and...
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William P. Dillon, Frank T. Manheim, L.F. Jansa, Gudmundur Palmason, Brian E. Tucholke, Richard S. Landrum
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Morphology and age of fault scarps in the Rio Grande Rift, south-central Colorado Morphology and age of fault scarps in the Rio Grande Rift, south-central Colorado

Fault scarps in the Rio Grande rift of Colorado provide most of the evidence of paleoseismicity in the state, and are thus a major focus of assessments of earthquake hazards. Critical components of such assessments are the ages of past faulting events; age control is scarce and generally coarse for the Rio Grande rift in Colorado. Ages estimated from fault-scarp morphology are thus...
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Steven M. Colman, William P. Rogers, R. M. Kirkham
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Cretaceous paleoceanography of the western North Atlantic Ocean Cretaceous paleoceanography of the western North Atlantic Ocean

In this paper we summarize available information on the Cretaceous lithostratigraphy and paleoceanography of the western North Atlantic. The data and some of our interpretations draw in large part on papers published in the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) volumes. We have attempted to cite relevant references when possible, but space limitations make it difficult to give proper credit...
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Michael A. Arthur, Walter E. Dean
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

A note on the relationships between organic matter and some geotechnical properties of a marine sediment A note on the relationships between organic matter and some geotechnical properties of a marine sediment

An analysis of the relationship between organic matter and liquid and plastic limits, and grain‐specific gravity of a marine sediment was accomplished by making a stepwise adjustment in the organic content of that sediment. The sample used was from Santa Barbara Basin (off southern California) and is typical of fine‐grained marine sediments: it is a clayey silt with a common suite of...
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

An overview of rates of chemical weathering An overview of rates of chemical weathering

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Steven M. Coleman, David P. Dethier
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Hydrography of the Lydonia Canyon: Data report for R/V Oceanus Cruise 95, April-May 1981 Hydrography of the Lydonia Canyon: Data report for R/V Oceanus Cruise 95, April-May 1981

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J. A. Moody, Bradford Butman, S. J. Conley
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

An overview of the state of computing in the earth sciences; Microcomputer applications in geology An overview of the state of computing in the earth sciences; Microcomputer applications in geology

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Joseph M. Botbol, J. Hanley, D. F. Merriam
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Rates of chemical weathering of rocks and minerals Rates of chemical weathering of rocks and minerals

Researchers in geomorphology, geochemistry, quaternary geology, soil science, and mineralogy will welcome this volume, the first to focus exclusively on rates of silicate chemical weathering. Consisting largely of previously unpublished data from six countries, the volume examines the latest experimental, modelling, and field results. New information is presented on topics of current...
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Hydrography of Lydonia Canyon: Data report for R/V Oceanus Cruise 104, September 25-October 2, 1981 Hydrography of Lydonia Canyon: Data report for R/V Oceanus Cruise 104, September 25-October 2, 1981

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Authors
Bradford Butman, J. A. Moody, S. J. Conley
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Levels of time information in weathering measurements, with examples from weathering rinds on volcanic clasts in the Western United States Levels of time information in weathering measurements, with examples from weathering rinds on volcanic clasts in the Western United States

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Authors
Steven M. Coleman, David P. Dethier
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Mapping nuclear craters on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands Mapping nuclear craters on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

In 1984, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a detailed geologic analysis of two nuclear test craters at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, on behalf of the Defense Nuclear Agency. A multidisciplinary task force mapped the morphology, surface character, and subsurface structure of two craters, OAK and KOA. The field mapping techniques include echo sounding, sidescan sonar imaging, single...
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John C. Hampson
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

A hybrid microcomputer system for geological investigations A hybrid microcomputer system for geological investigations

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Authors
J.M. Botbol, G. I. Evenden, J. Hanley, D. F. Merriam
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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