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Northeast Monitoring Program Sediment Descriptions (REID82 shapefile)
The data in this set are part of the "Ocean Pulse" benthic studies that were conducted on the U.S. northeast shelf by the National Marine Fisheries Service. This data set... -
Sediments on the Shelf off Southern New England (GARRISON66 shapefile)
The sediments and geomorphology of a portion of the northeastern continental shelf between Hudson Canyon and Georges Bank have been investigated. Wave-cut terraces at 13, 45,... -
Sediments of Western Mass Bay acquired in 1976 (MEISBURGER76 shapefile)
A seismic reflection survey with concurrent bottom sampling was conducted in western Massachusetts Bay to obtain information on bottom topography and sediments, subbottom... -
MCMASTER60_PROJECT: Sediments of Narragansett Bay
Gravel, sand, silt, and clay contents were determined for samples from Narragansett Bay and the adjacent Rhode Island Shelf. In the Narragansett Bay system, clayey silt and... -
Northeast Monitoring Program Sediment Descriptions (REID82 shapefile)
The data in this set are part of the "Ocean Pulse" benthic studies that were conducted on the U.S. northeast shelf by the National Marine Fisheries Service. This data set... -
Shelf Sediments off Long Island (MCKINNEY70 shapefile)
The detailed nature of relict sediments resulting from and related to the Holocene transgression is revealed through this sedimentological study of a densely sampled corridor... -
Sediments of Buzzards Bay acquired in 1963 (MOORE63 shapefile)
A study of bottom sediment samples from Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, provides a basis for establishing their major depositional facies and their relationships to the... -
Data from Oceanographer, Lydonia, and Gilbert Canyons acquired in 1965...
Submarine canyons occur at the edge of the continental shelf and cut across the slope and rise along the U.S. east coast. Three of these canyons (Oceanographer, Lydonia, and... -
Sediments of Buzzards Bay, MA (HOUGH40)
The modern sediments of Buzzards Bay are described principally by the use of quantitative data from mechanical analyses. The environment of the sediment and its source and mode... -
Sediment Data from Cobscook Bay, Maine (LARSEN03 shapefile)
The data in this layer were generated as part of an environmental impact statement evaluating the construction of a proposed 250,000 barrel per day oil refinery and marine... -
Grain-size data from vibracores collected in 2014 from Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
In response to the 2010 Governor’s Action Plan to clean up the Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor (BBLEH) estuary in New Jersey, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) partnered with the... -
U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office Cores (BOCKMAN65 shapefile)
The results of the sediment size analysis performed by the U.S.Naval Oceanographic Office Geological Laboratory for six Phleger gravity cores are presented in this data layer.... -
MCMASTER60_PROJECT: Sediments of Narragansett Bay
Gravel, sand, silt, and clay contents were determined for samples from Narragansett Bay and the adjacent Rhode Island Shelf. In the Narragansett Bay system, clayey silt and... -
Sediment Data from Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire (ARMSTRONG74 shapefile)
The sediment data presented in this data layer were from a geochemical study sited in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire. The analog data were originally converted into digital...