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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-001

Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Vicinity: A GIS Compilation

By L.J. Poppe1, V.F. Paskevich1, S.J. Williams1, M.E. Hastings1, J.T. Kelley2, D.F. Belknap2, L.G. Ward3, D.M. FitzGerald4, and P.F. Larsen5

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blank.OFR03-001 Home: current selectionINTRODUCTION: Go to introduction and project background descriptionNOMENCLATURE: Go to the section describing size distributions and sediment classificationBROWSE MAPS: Go to browse map and view images showing sediment data distributionDATA CATALOG: Go to data catalog and browse data and metadata listDATA DICTIONARY: Go to data dictionary describing data field attributesPHOTO GALLERY: Go to photo gallery with images of ships and samplers involved in the collection of the data presented in this reportREFERENCES: Go to bibliography listing to view suggested referencesRELATED WEBSITES: Go to a list of related websitesACKNOWLEDGMENTS: view acknowledgmentsCONTACTS: view contact informationDISCLAIMER: view disclaimer informationREADME: view readme informationblank.

July 2003
Updated December 2004

OFR03-001 index image showing USGS at work sampling, various samplers, and Gulf of Maine map.

Collaborator Affiliations

University of Maine logoUniversity of New Hampshire logoBoston University logoBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences logo

1 -  U.S. Geological Survey
Coastal and Marine Geology

Woods Hole Field Center
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

2 -  University of Maine
Department of Geological Sciences
5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center 
Orono, ME 04469-5790


(207) 581-2159

3 -  University of New Hampshire
Department of Earth Sciences
56 College Road
James Hall, Rm 121
Durham, NH 03824-3589


(603) 659-3116

4 -  Boston University
Department of Earth Sciences
Boston University
685 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215


(617) 353-2530

5 -  Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
180 McKown Point
 P.O. Box 475
West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575-0475


(207) 633-9600


This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards (or with the North American Stratigraphic Code). Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. government.
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