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A geologic overview of Cape Cod; a field trip guide A geologic overview of Cape Cod; a field trip guide
No abstract available.
Authors
R. N. Oldale
Late Pleistocene drainage systems beneath Delaware Bay Late Pleistocene drainage systems beneath Delaware Bay
Analyses of an extensive grid of seismic-reflection profiles, along with previously published sedimentary data and geologic information from surrounding coastal areas, outline the ancestral drainage systems of the Delaware River beneath lower Delaware Bay. Major paleovalleys within these systems have southeast trends, relief of 10-35 m, widths of 1-8 km, and axial depths of 31-57 m below...
Authors
H.J. Knebel, R.C. Circe
Late Wisconsinan-Holocene paleogeography of Delaware Bay; a large coastal plain estuary Late Wisconsinan-Holocene paleogeography of Delaware Bay; a large coastal plain estuary
Analyses of an extensive grid of seismic reflection profiles along with previously published core data and modern sedimentary environment information from surrounding coastal areas permit an outline of the paleogeography of the large Delaware Bay estuary during the last transgression of sea level. During late Wisconsinan times, the Delaware River system eroded a dendritic drainage...
Authors
H.J. Knebel, C.H. Fletcher, J.C. Kraft
Options for radioactive and other hazardous waste siting within the U. S. Exclusive Economic Zone Options for radioactive and other hazardous waste siting within the U. S. Exclusive Economic Zone
Some areas of the E.E.Z. (Exclusive Economic Zone) offer technical, political and economic options that may complement existing approaches to hazardous waste storage and disposal.
Authors
Frank T. Manheim, Allyn Vine
Elephant teeth from the western Gulf of Maine and their implications Elephant teeth from the western Gulf of Maine and their implications
No abstract available.
Authors
R. N. Oldale, F.C. Whitmore, J.R. Grimes
Middle to late Miocene canyon cutting on the New Jersey continental slope: Biostratigraphic and seismic stratigraphic evidence (DSDP/Site 612) Middle to late Miocene canyon cutting on the New Jersey continental slope: Biostratigraphic and seismic stratigraphic evidence (DSDP/Site 612)
We have identified and dated a major Miocene erosional surface (M1) on the New Jersey continental slope. This surface was penetrated at Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Site 612, which was drilled near the thalweg of a buried V-shaped canyon. Biostratigraphic data at Site 612 firmly constrain the age of strata above the buried canyon surface as Zones CN7 (=NN9) and N16 (lowermost upper...
Authors
K.G. Miller, A.J. Melillo, Gregory S. Mountain, J.A. Farre, Claude (Wylie) Poag
Subsidence, crustal structure, and thermal evolution of Georges Bank basin Subsidence, crustal structure, and thermal evolution of Georges Bank basin
A geophysical study of Georges Bank basin defines a deep crustal structure that is interpreted in terms of the basin's tectonic and thermal history. Gravity models along three basin cross sections delineate two zones of crustal thinning at the basement hinge zone and oceanic crustal margins. These two zones bound rift-stage crust (about 25 km thick) which underlies the central portion of...
Authors
B. Ann Swift, D. S. Sawyer, J. A. Grow, Kim D. Klitgord
Hydrography of New England shelf and slope data report for R/V Oceanus cruise 122, July 6-15, 1982 Hydrography of New England shelf and slope data report for R/V Oceanus cruise 122, July 6-15, 1982
No abstract available.
Authors
J. A. Moody, Bradford Butman, S. J. Conley
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
Seismic stratigraphy and facies of continental slope and rise seaward of Baltimore Canyon Trough Seismic stratigraphy and facies of continental slope and rise seaward of Baltimore Canyon Trough
As part of a survey of the United States continental rise seaward of the northern Baltimore Canyon Trough, four major depositional sequences were mapped on a grid of 2,350 km of multichannel seismic reflection profiles. The sequences, which range in age from Jurassic (?) to Quaternary, record a gradual sedimentary buildup of fine-grained onlapping and slope-front fill. A broad wedge of...
Authors
John S. Schlee, K. Hinz