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Sediment Texture of the Sea Floor offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts
Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor south and west of Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts. These maps were derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples. The interpretation of the seismic stratigraphy and mapping of glacial and Holocene marine units provided a foundation on which the surficial maps were created. This mapping is a result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to characterize the surface and subsurface geologic framework offshore of Massachusetts.
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Elizabeth P Pendleton |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Beginning Date of Data | 2007-08-09 |
Ending Date of Data | 2013-06-11 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E9EFNE |
Citation | Pendleton, E.P., Baldwin, W.E., Foster, D.S., Ackerman, S., Andrews, B.D., and Brothers, L., 2018, Sediment Texture of the Sea Floor offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E9EFNE. |
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Metadata Date | 2024-03-19 |
Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
Citations of these data | Loading https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1460 Loading https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181181 |
Access | public |
License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
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