SEA FLOOR TOPOGRAPHIC, BACKSCATTER, AND INTERPRETIVE MAPS AND BOTTOM PHOTOS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY DISPOSAL SITE REGION OFF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Includes three maps in Encapsulated PostScript, PostScript, and Portable Document File formats. Also includes bottom photos in JPEG format and  sun-illuminated topographic and backscatter images in TIFF format.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-344

Prepared in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

June 12, 1998

By

Page C. Valentine
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole, MA 02543
pvalentine@usgs.gov

Jessica L. Baker
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole, MA 02543
jbaker@usgs.gov

Tanya S. Unger
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole, MA 02543
tunger@usgs.gov

John  Evans
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole, MA 02543
joevans@usgs.gov

Christopher Polloni
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole, MA 02543
cpolloni@usgs.gov

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In addition to the Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site maps, the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Mapping Project has mapped a series of 18 quadrangles in which the sea floor topography is presented at a scale of 1:25,000.   These maps are also  available on CD-ROM or on-line at http://vineyard.er.usgs.gov. 

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USGS Information Services
Box 25286
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
(303) 202-4200

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