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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

2023 Annual Report

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

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center—2023 Annual Report.  The 2023 annual report highlights accomplishments, includes a list of publications, and summarizes the work of the center and each of the science groups.

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Laboratory formation of non-cementing, methane hydrate-bearing sands Laboratory formation of non-cementing, methane hydrate-bearing sands

Naturally occurring hydrate-bearing sands often behave as though methane hydrate is acting as a load-bearing member of the sediment. Mimicking this behavior in laboratory samples with methane hydrate likely requires forming hydrate from methane dissolved in water. To hasten this formation process, we initially form hydrate in a free-gas-limited system, then form additional hydrate by...
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William F. Waite, Peter M. Bratton, David H. Mason
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Combined multibeam and LIDAR bathymetry data from eastern Long Island Sound and westernmost Block Island Sound-A regional perspective Combined multibeam and LIDAR bathymetry data from eastern Long Island Sound and westernmost Block Island Sound-A regional perspective

Detailed bathymetric maps of the sea floor in Long Island Sound are of great interest to the Connecticut and New York research and management communities because of this estuary's ecological, recreational, and commercial importance. The completed, geologically interpreted digital terrain models (DTMs), ranging in area from 12 to 293 square kilometers, provide important benthic...
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L.J. Poppe, W. W. Danforth, K.Y. McMullen, Castle E. Parker, E. F. Doran
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Simulating oil droplet dispersal from the Deepwater Horizon spill with a Lagrangian approach Simulating oil droplet dispersal from the Deepwater Horizon spill with a Lagrangian approach

An analytical multiphase plume model, combined with time-varying flow and hydrographic fields generated by the 3-D South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico model (SABGOM) hydrodynamic model, were used as input to a Lagrangian transport model (LTRANS), to simulate transport of oil droplets dispersed at depth from the recent Deepwater Horizon MC 252 oil spill. The plume model predicts a
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Elizabeth W. North, E. Eric Adams, Zachary Schlag, Christopher R. Sherwood, Ruoying He, Hoon Hyun, Scott A. Socolofsky
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Gulf of America

USGS science for the Nation's changing coasts; shoreline change assessment USGS science for the Nation's changing coasts; shoreline change assessment

The coastline of the United States features some of the most popular tourist and recreational destinations in the world and is the site of intense residential, commercial, and industrial development. The coastal zone also has extensive and pristine natural areas, with diverse ecosystems providing essential habitat and resources that support wildlife, fish, and human use. Coastal erosion...
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E. Robert Thieler, Cheryl J. Hapke
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

USGS science for the Nation's changing coasts: Shoreline change research USGS science for the Nation's changing coasts: Shoreline change research

The demands of increasing human population in the coastal zone create competition with coastal habitat preservation and with recreational and commercial uses of the coast and nearshore waters. As climate changes over the coming century, these problems facing coastal communities will likely worsen. Good management and policy decision-making require baseline information on the rates...
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Cheryl J. Hapke, E. Robert Thieler
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Surficial geology of the sea floor in Central Rhode Island Sound Southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island Surficial geology of the sea floor in Central Rhode Island Sound Southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are working together to study sea-floor environments off the northeast coast of the United States. During 2008, NOAA survey H11996 collected multibeam echosounder data in a 65-square kilometer area in central Rhode Island Sound, southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island. During 2010, the USGS...
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K.Y. McMullen, L.J. Poppe, S.D. Ackerman, D.S. Blackwood, J.D. Schaer, M.A. Nadeau, D.A. Wood
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sea-Floor geology and character of Eastern Rhode Island Sound West of Gay Head, Massachusetts Sea-Floor geology and character of Eastern Rhode Island Sound West of Gay Head, Massachusetts

Gridded multibeam bathymetry covers approximately 102 square kilometers of sea floor in eastern Rhode Island Sound west of Gay Head, Massachusetts. Although originally collected for charting purposes during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrographic survey H11922, these acoustic data and the sea-floor stations subsequently occupied to verify them (1) show the...
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L.J. Poppe, K.Y. McMullen, S.D. Ackerman, D.S. Blackwood, B.J. Irwin, J.D. Schaer, M.R. Forrest
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The rising sea The rising sea

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William C. Schwab
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Loading of the San Andreas fault by flood-induced rupture of faults beneath the Salton Sea Loading of the San Andreas fault by flood-induced rupture of faults beneath the Salton Sea

The southern San Andreas fault has not experienced a large earthquake for approximately 300 years, yet the previous five earthquakes occurred at ~180-year intervals. Large strike-slip faults are often segmented by lateral stepover zones. Movement on smaller faults within a stepover zone could perturb the main fault segments and potentially trigger a large earthquake. The southern San...
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Daniel S. Brothers, Debi Kilb, Karen Luttrell, Neal W. Driscoll, Graham Kent
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Salton Sea

Geologic controls on sediment distribution and transport pathways around the Chandeleur Islands, LA., USA Geologic controls on sediment distribution and transport pathways around the Chandeleur Islands, LA., USA

Geophysical surveys around the Chandeleur Islands provide the necessary data to map the thickness and distribution of the Holocene deposit associated with this barrier island system. This system rests uncomformably on St. Bernard Delta deposits of the Mississippi Delta plain and is thinnest under the central part of the island chain and thickest at the northern and southern ends. The...
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David Twichell, Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Wayne Baldwin, James Flocks, Michael Miner, Mark Kulp
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Inner shelf morphologic controls on the dynamics of the beach and bar system, Fire Island, New York Inner shelf morphologic controls on the dynamics of the beach and bar system, Fire Island, New York

The mechanism of sediment exchange between offshore sand ridges and the beach at Fire Island, New York is largely unknown. However, recent evidence from repeat nearshore bathymetry surveys, coupled with the complex but consistent bar morphology and patterns of shoreline change demonstrate that there is a feedback occurring between the regional geologic framework and modern processes...
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Cheryl J. Hapke, William C. Schwab, Paul T. Gayes, Clay McCoy, Richard Viso, Erika E. Lentz
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Geophysical data collected from the St. Clair River between Michigan and Ontario, Canada (2008-016-FA) Geophysical data collected from the St. Clair River between Michigan and Ontario, Canada (2008-016-FA)

In 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a geophysical and sampling survey of the riverbed of the Upper St. Clair River between Port Huron, Mich., and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The objectives were to define the Quaternary geologic framework of the riverbed of the St...
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Jane F. Denny, D.S. Foster, C.R. Worley, Barry J. Irwin
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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