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A Summary of Findings of the West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Project

USGS Open File Report 01-303

Introduction:
Purpose & Scope
Strategy, Data,
& Products
Study Area Characteristics
Early Geologic History
Coastal/Inner Shelf System
Study Objectives:
Primary Objectives
Study Findings:
Processes
Geologic Template
Infilled Shelf Valleys
Shelf Sedimentary
Cover
Hardbottom Development
Barrier Island Studies
Ramifications
References
Appendices:
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3

Appendix 2

List of theses, dissertations, published abstracts, and publications resulting from this work.

Theses and Dissertations
  • Barnard, P.L., 1998, Historical morphodynamics of inlet channels: west-central Florida, unpublished M.S. thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 179 p.

  • Berman, G.A., 1998, Origin and distribution of blackened grains across the inner west-central Florida continental shelf, unpublished B. S. thesis: Eckerd College, Department of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, 45 p.

  • Black, B.D. 1998, A description of the circulation on the west Florida continental shelf, unpublished M.S. thesis: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL., 33701.

  • Donahue, B.T., 1999, Modern morphodynamics and Holocene evolution of an inner shelf/estuarine transition zone on the west Florida shelf, unpublished MS thesis: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 155p.

  • Duncan, D.S., 1993, Neogene to Recent seismic stratigraphy of the lower Tampa Bay estuary: West-Central Florida, unpublished MS thesis: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, 100p.

  • Edwards, J.H., 1998, Stratigraphic framework of a mixed siliciclastic/carbonate inner-shelf sand-ridge system, west-central Florida, unpublished MS thesis: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 133p.

  • Ferguson, T.W., IV, 1997, Post-Miocene stratigraphy and depositional environments of valley-fill sequences at the mouth of Tampa Bay, unpublished M.S. Thesis: University of South Florida, 118 p.

  • FitzGerald, M.V., 1995, Stratigraphy of tidal and fluvial paleochannel sequences beneath west-central Florida Gulf Coast barrier islands, unpublished M.S. Thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 134 p.

  • Harrison, S.E., 1996, Morphology and evolution of a Holocene carbonate/siliciclastic sand ridge field on the central-west Florida inner continental shelf, unpublished M.S. thesis: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 211p.

  • Kling, J.A., 1997, Geologic history and morphodynamics of Egmont Key, Hillsborough County, Florida, unpublished M.S. Thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 145 p.

  • Kowalski, K.A., 1995, Morphodynamics and stratigraphy of Big Sarasota Pass and New Pass ebb-tidal deltas, Sarasota County, Florida, unpublished M.S.Thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 144 p.

  • Li, Z.,1998, Upwelling circulation on the west Florida continental shelf, unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL., 33701.

  • Pekala, J.M., 1996, Stratigraphy and geologic history of Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, Florida, unpublished M.S. Thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 144 p.

  • Siegel, E.M., 1999, Currents observed across the west Florida continental shelf, unpublished M.S. thesis: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL., 33701.

  • Sedgwick, P.E., 1995, Stratigraphy of washover deposits in Florida: implications for recognition in the stratigraphic record, unpublished. M.S. Thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 160 p.

  • Spurgeon, D.L., 1997, Origin and distribution of "beachrock", Point of Rocks, Siesta Key, Florida, unpublished M.S. Thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 93 p.

  • Yale, K.E., 1997, Regional stratigraphy and geologic history of barrier islands, west-central coast of Florida, unpublished M.S. Thesis: Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 180 p.

Publications and Published Abstracts
  • Berman, G. and Brooks, G.R., 1997, Origin and distribution of blackened grains: inner west-central Florida continental shelf: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 29, no. 3, p. A5.

  • Brooks, G.R., Leathem, S.P., and Gelfenbaum, G., 1994, Large-scale, shore-normal bars; coastal west-central Florida, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, no. 7, p. 363.

  • Brooks, G.R., Locker, S.D., Gelfenbaum, G., and DeWitt, N.T., 1995, Nearshore sedimentary facies and distribution pattern off west-central Florida, 1st SEPM Congress on Sedimentary Geology, Congress Program and Abstracts, p. 33.

  • Brooks, G.R., Doyle, L.J., Suthard, B.C., and Obrochta, S.P., 1998, Sediment character and distribution on the inner west-central Florida shelf: is it right for our beaches: Rethinking the Role of Structures in Shore Protection; Proceedings of the 1998 National Conference on Beach Preservation and Technology, St. Petersburg, FL p. 2276-290.

  • Brooks, G.R., Doyle, L.J., and Suthard, B., 1998, Facies architecture of the west-central Florida inner continental shelf: a mixed carbonate/siliciclastic system: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Davis, R.A., Jr., 1998, Barrier/inlet system on the Florida Gulf coast: a Holocene mixture of carbonate and siliciclastic sediments: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Donahue, B., Hine, A.C., Locker, S.D., and Tebbens, S., 1998, Estuarine/inner shelf seabed transition in a mixed carbonate/siliciclastic depositional regime: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Doyle, L.J., and Brooks, G.R., 1998, Sediments on the inner central-west Florida continental shelf: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Duncan, D.S., Locker, S.D., and Brooks, G.R., 1996, Mixed carbonate- siliciclastic infilling of a Neogene carbonate shelf valley system: Tampa Bay, West-Central Florida: Abstracts, GSA Annual Meeting 1995, p. A-421.

  • Edwards, J.H., Hine, A.C., Locker, S.D., and Brooks, G.R., 1998, Stratigraphic framework of a mixed carbonate/siliciclastic inner shelf sand ridge system: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Ferguson, T.W., and Davis, R.A., Jr., 1998, Post-Miocene stratigraphy and depositional environments of valley-fill sequences at the mouth of Tampa Bay, FL: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Gelfenbaum, G., Brooks, G.R., Leathem, S.P., 1994, Submerged, shore-normal bars on the west-central Florida coast, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 75, no. 44, p. 340.

  • Gelfenbaum, G., Brooks, G.R., Leathem, S.P., 1995, Stratigraphy and migration of shore-normal bars on the west Florida inner shelf, 1st SEPM Congress on Sedimentary Geology, Congress Program and Abstracts p. 58.

  • Gelfenbaum, G., and Brooks, G.R., 1997, Long-term observations of migrating shore-normal bars. Proceedings Coastal Dynamics 97, Plymouth, England, p. 654-663.

  • Gelfenbaum, G., Brooks, G.R., Davis, R.A., Jr., Doyle, L.J., Gibbs, A.E., Hine, A.C., Locker, S.D., Twichell, D.C., and Weisberg, R.H. 1998, Origins and development of the west-central Florida barrier island system: interpretations of the past and recommendations for the future: Rethinking the Role of Structures in Shore Protection; Proceedings of the 1998 National Conference on Beach Preservation and Technology, St. Petersburg, FL p. 248-259.

  • Harrison, S.E., Locker, S.D., Hine, A.C., Naar, D.F., and Twichell, D.C., 1996, Morphology and evolution of a Holocene carbonate/siliciclastic sand ridge field, Sand Key, west-central Florida: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, Denver, CO, p. A-43.

  • Harrison, S.E., Locker, S.D., and Hine, A.C., 1995, Morphology and evolution of a siliciclastic sand ridge field over a carbonate bedrock substrate, Indian Rocks Beach, Florida: The 1st SEPM Congress on Sedimentary Geology, St. Pete Beach, FL, Congress Program and Abstracts, v. 1, p. 66.

  • He, R. and R.H. Weisberg (2001). West Florida shelf circulation and temperature budget for the 1999 spring transition. Cont. Shelf Res., in press.

  • He, R. and R.H. Weisberg (2001). Tides on the west Florida shelf. J. Phys. Oceanogr. (submitted).

  • He, R. and R.H. Weisberg (2001). A Loop Current intrusion case study on the west Florida shelf. J. Phys. Oceanogr. (submitted).

  • Hine, A.C., Locker, S.D., Harrison, S.E., Brooks, G., Twichell, D.C., and Davis, R.A., Jr., 1996, West Florida inner-shelf provinces—links to present coastal system and to the geologic past: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, Denver, CO, p. A-43.

  • Hine, A.C., Locker, S.D., Brooks, G.R., and Davis, R.A., Jr.,1998, Cenozoic carbonate platform controls on a modern siliciclastic coastal system: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Hine, A.C., Locker, S.D., Harrison, S.E., Edwards, J.H., Donahue, B., and Twichell, D.C., 1998, Regional geological characteristics and sediment cover of the inner shelf off the west-central Florida coastline: Rethinking the Role of Structures in Shore Protection; Proceedings of the 1998 National Conference on Beach Preservation and Technology, St. Petersburg, FL p. 260-275.

  • Li, Z., and Weisberg, R.H., 1999a, West Florida Shelf response to upwelling favorable wind forcing, Part 1: Kinematics. Journal of Geophysical Research 104, 13,507-13,527.

  • Li, Z. and Weisberg, R.H., 1999b, West Florida Shelf response to upwelling favorable wind forcing, Part 2: Dynamics. Journal of Geophysical. Research 104, 23,427-23,442.

  • Locker, S.D. and Hine, A.C., 1996, West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Project – Regional Geologic Framework. Tampa BASIS 3, Clearwater, FL.

  • Locker, S.D., and Hine, A.C., 1995, West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Project – initial results from geophysical reconnaissance surveys. The 1st SEPM Congress on Sedimentary Geology, St. Pete Beach, FL, Congress Program and Abstracts, v. 1, p. 85

  • Locker, S.D., Hine, A.C., and Brooks, G.R., 1998, Inner Shelf sediment distribution and thickness patterns in a mixed carbonate/siliciclastic depositional setting: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Meyers, S.D., E.M. Siegel, and R.H. Weisberg (2001). Observations of currents on the west Florida shelf break. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2037-2040.

  • Obrochta, S.P., Duncan, D.S., Berman, G., and Brooks, G.R., 1998, Offshore ledges as a possible source for siliciclastic sediments to the starved inner West-Central Florida carbonate shelf: AAPG Annual Convention Abstract Salt Lake City, Utah May 17-28, 1998.

  • Obrochta, S.P., Remick, B.T., Duncan, D.S., and Brooks, G.R., 1997, Ledges and hardbottoms on the inner west-central Florida continental shelf: implications for modern sedimentary development: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 29, no. 3, p. A61.

  • Obrochta, S.P., Duncan, D.S, and Brooks, G.R., 1998, Hardbottoms of the inner West-Central Florida continental shelf: Trans. GCAGS., v. XLVIII, p. 312-319

  • Tihansky, A.B., Locker, S.D., and Hine, A.C., 1995, Possible origins and infilling history of the Tampa Bay basin from high-resolution seismic reflection records and core boring data: The 1st SEPM Congress on Sedimentary Geology, St. Pete Beach, FL, Congress Program and Abstracts, v. 1, p. 121-122.

  • Weisberg, R.H., Black, B.D., and Yang, H., 1996, Seasonal modulation of the west Florida continental shelf circulation. Geophys. Res. Lettrs., 23, 2247-2250.

  • Weisberg, R.H., Black, B.D., and Li , Z., 2000 , An upwelling case study on Florida's west coast, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 105, p. 11459-11469

  • Weisberg, R.H., Li, Z., and Muller-Karger, F.E., 2001, West Florida shelf response to local wind forcing: April 1998. Journal of Geophysical Research (in press)

  • Yang, H. and Weisberg, R.H., 1999, West Florida continental shelf circulation response to climatological wind forcing, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 104, p. 5301-5320.

  • Yang, H., Weisberg, R.H., Niiler, P.P., Sturges, W., and Johnson, W., 1999, Forbidden zone over the West Florida Shelf, Cont. Shelf. Res., v. 19, p. 1221-1245.

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