Most of the following references either contain basic textural data or discuss bottom sediment distributions. References listed in the metadata as primary source citation are followed by a bracketed number ([nnn]) indicating the number of stations occupied as part of that study. A few of the references, which were cited in the text, relate to sediment classification schemes.

Amato, R.V., 1994, Sand and gravel maps of the Atlantic Continental Shelf with explanatory text, U.S. Minerals Management Service OCS Monograph MMS 93-0037, scale 1:1,000,000, 35 p.

Anan, F.S., 1971, Provenance and statistical parameters of sediments of the Merrimack Embayment, Gulf of Maine: unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 377 p. [118]

Armstrong, P., 1974, Copper, zinc, chromium, lead, and cadmium in the unconsolidated sediments of Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire: Master's Thesis, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 85 p. [81]

Bacchus, T.S., 1993, Late Quaternary Stratigraphy and Evolution of the Eastern Gulf of Maine: unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Dept. Oceanography, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 347 p.

Bacchus, T.S., 1993, New Insights into the deglacial history of the Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. A-125.

Bacchus, T.S. and Belknap, D.F., 1992, Late-glacial and postglacial seismic stratigraphy across the eastern Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, p. 5.

Bacchus, T.S. and Belknap, D.F., 1993, Late Quaternary stratigraphy of the eastern Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. 3-4.

Bacchus, T.S. and Belknap, D.F., 1997, Glacigenic features and shelf basin stratigraphy of the eastern Gulf of Maine: In: T.A. Davis et al., eds., Glaciated Continental Margins: An Atlas of Acoustic Images, Chapman-Hall Pub. Co., New York, p. 213-216.

Barber, D.C., 1995, Holocene depositional history and modern sand budget of inner Saco Bay, Maine: unpublished M.S. Thesis, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, 180 p.

Barber, D.C., Kelley, J.T. and Belknap, D.F., 1992, Holocene variations in primary sediment sources to a barrier beach system, Saco Bay, western Gulf of Maine: 1992 Fall Meeting Abstracts. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 73 (Supplement), p. 302.

Barber, D.C., Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T., 1993, Barrier beach evolution in southwestern Maine: constraining a sediment budget by analyzing depositional products in Saco Bay: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. 4.

Barber, D.C., Belknap, D.F. Dickson, S.M. and Kelley, J.T., 1993, Depositional history and modern sand budget: Saco Bay, Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. A-125.

Barnhardt, W.A., 1991, Sedimentary framework of the inner continental shelf of central Maine and the accumulation of carbonate sediments: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 23, p. 6.

Barnhardt, W.A., 1992, Geomorphology, sedimentary framework and the accumulation of carbonate sediments on the inner continental shelf of east-central Maine: unpublished M.S. Thesis, Dept. Geological Sciences, Univ. Maine, Orono, 137 p.

Barnhardt, W.A., 1994, Late Quaternary relative sea-level change and evolution of the Maine inner continental shelf 12-7 ka BP: unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Dept. Geological Sciences, Univ. Maine, Orono, 196 p.

Barnhardt, W.A., Belknap, D.F., Bund, S. and Kelley, J.T., 1992, New Evidence for the postglacial lowstand of sea level in the western Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. A50.

Barnhardt, W.A., Belknap, D.F. and Kelley, J.T., 1993, Seaward of the New England-Acadian shoreline: inner shelf vibracores and evolution of the central Maine coast 12-7 ka: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. A-124.

Barnhardt, W.A., Belknap, D.F. and Kelley, J.T., 1994, The isostatic component of postglacial relative sea-level change in coastal Maine, USA: Proceedings, Littoral 94, 2 nd Intl. Symposium, European Coastal Zone Association for Science and Technology, Lisbon, 26-29 Sept., 7 p.

Barnhardt, W.A., Belknap, D.F. and Kelley, J.T., 1997, Stratigraphic evolution of the inner continental shelf in response to late Quaternary relative sea-level change, northwestern Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 109, p. 612-630.

Barnhardt, W.A., Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T. and Dickson, S.M., 1993, Surficial geology of the Kennebec River Paleodelta: a product of Pleistocene deposition, modification by Holocene transgression and modern sediment reworking: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. 4.

Barnhardt, W.A., Gehrels, W.R., Belknap, D.F. and Kelley, J.T., 1995, Late Quaternary relative sea-level change in the western Gulf of Maine: evidence for a migrating glacial forebulge: Geology, v. 23, p. 317-320.

Barnhardt, W.A. and Kelley, J.T., 1991, Geomorphology and sedimentary framework of Blue Hill and Frenchman Bays and adjacent continental shelf: Maine Geological Survey Open File Report No. 91-6, 40 p. 

Barnhardt, W.A. and Kelley, J.T., 1995, Carbonate accumulation on the inner continental shelf of Maine: a modern consequence of late Quaternary glaciation and sea-level change: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. A65, p. 195-207.

Barnhardt, W.A., Kelley, J.T. and Belknap, D.F., 1992, Lowstand deltas of the Western Gulf of Maine: Geol. Assoc. Canada - Mineral. Assoc. Canada Ann. Mtg. Abstracts V. 17, p. A6.

Barnhardt, W.A., Kelley, J.T., Dickson, S.M. and Belknap, D.F., 1998, Mapping the Gulf of Maine with side-scan sonar: a new bottom-type classification for complex seafloors: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 14 , p. 646-659. 

Barnhardt, W.A., Kelley, J.T., Belknap, D.F., Dickson, S.M. and Kelley, A.R., 1996, Surficial geology of the inner continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Maine: Piscataqua River to Canada. Maine Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-6, 7 Maps at 1:100,000.

Barnhardt, W.A., Kelley, J.T., Belknap, D.F., Dickson, S.M., and Kelley, A.R., 1996, Surficial geology of the inner continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Maine: Boothbay Harbor to North Haven: Maine Geological Survey Geologic Map 96-9, scale 1:100,000.

Barnhardt, W.A., Kelley, J.T., Belknap, D.F., Dickson, S.M., and Kelley, A.R., 1996, Surficial geology of the inner continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Maine: Rockland to Bar Harbor: Maine Geological Survey Geologic Map 96-10, scale 1:100,000.

Barnhardt, W.A., Kelley, J.T., Belknap, D.F., Dickson, S.M., and Kelley, A.R., 1996, Surficial geology of the inner continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Maine: Mt. Desert Island to Jonesport: Maine Geological Survey Geologic Map 96-11, scale 1:100,000.

Barnhardt, W.A., Kelley, J.T., Belknap, D.F., Dickson, S.M., and Kelley, A.R., 1996, Surficial geology of the inner continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Maine: Petit Manan Point to West Quoddy Head: Maine Geological Survey Geologic Map 96-12, scale 1:100,000.

Belknap, D.F., 1985, The submerged glaciofluvial paleodelta of the Kennebec River, west-central Maine coast: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 17, p. 4.

Belknap, D.F., 1987, Presumpscot Formation submerged on the Maine inner shelf: In: Andrews, D.W., Thompson, W.B., Sanford,T.C., and Novak, I.D., eds., Geological and Geotechnical Characteristics of the Presumpscot Formation, Maine's Glaciomarine "Clay": Symposium Proceedings, March 20, 1987, Augusta, Maine Geol. Survey, 7 p. (p. 153-166).

Belknap, D.F., 1988, Seismic stratigraphy of the upper Quaternary in the nearshore Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 20, p. 5.

Belknap, D.F., 1988, Sea-level rise on the Maine islands: Proceedings, Sixth Island Institute Conference, Hurricane Island, Maine. Island Institute, Rockland, ME, p. 40-51.

Belknap, D.F., 1990, High-resolution seismic facies analysis: glaciomarine environments in Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, p. 4.

Belknap, D.F., 1991, Submersible investigation of seafloor pockmarks, central Maine coast: geology and biology of natural gas (?) craters: Final Report to NOAA National Undersea Research Center, Univ. Connecticut, Avery Point, 11 p.

Belknap, D.F., 1995, Geoarchaeology in central coastal Maine, Appendix 5, In: Bourque, B.J.,  Diversity and Complexity in Prehistoric Maritime Societies: A Gulf of Maine Perspective: New York, Plenum Press, p. 275-296.

Belknap, D.F., Andersen, B.G., Anderson, R.S., Anderson, W.A., Borns, H.W., Jr., Jacobson, G., Jr., Kelley, J.T., Shipp, R.C., Smith, D.C., Stuckenrath, R. Jr., Thompson, W.B., and Tyler, D.A., 1987, Late Quaternary sea-level changes in Maine: In: D. Nummedal, O.H. Pilkey, Jr. and J.D. Howard, eds., Sea-Level Fluctuation and Coastal Evolution, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Special Pub. 41, p. 71-85.

Belknap, D.F., Bacchus, T.S., Schnitker, D. and Fader, G.B.J., 1992, Seismic stratigraphy of glacial-marine sediments in the Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, p. 6.

Belknap, D.F. and Kelley, J.T., 1987, Submersible observations in coastal Maine: comparison with seismic data and grab samples: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 19, p. 4.

Belknap, D.F. and Kelley, J.T., 1993, Late Quaternary evolution of the northern Gulf of Maine: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, p. 129

Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T. and FitzGerald, D.M., 1995, Barriers and inlets of southern Maine - evaluation of sediment budgets and human influences: New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference Guidebook to Field Trips in North-Central Maine, 86'th Annual Meeting, Trip A-5, p. A5 1-10.

Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T. and Robbins, D.H., 1987, Sediment dynamics of the nearshore Gulf of Maine: Comparison of high-resolution seismic reflection profiling, sampling, and sidescan imagery with submersible observations: National Undersea Research Program: Univ. Conn., Avery Pt. Groton, Oct. 21-23. p. 12.

Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T. and Robbins, D.H.W., 1988, Sediment dynamics of the nearshore Gulf of Maine: Submersible experimentation and remote sensing: In: I. Babb and M. DeLuca, eds., Benthic Productivity and Marine Resources of the Gulf of Maine: NOAA National Undersea Research Program, Research Report 88-3, p. 143-176.

Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T. and Shipp, R.C., 1987, Quaternary stratigraphy of representative Maine estuaries: initial examination by high-resolution seismic reflection profiling: In: D.M. FitzGerald and P.S. Rosen, eds. Glaciated Coasts, Academic Press, San Diego p. 177-207

Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T. and Shipp, R.C., 1987, Quaternary sea-level changes and stratigraphic preservation potential in coastal Maine: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Programme Late Quaternary Sea-Level Correlation and Applications, Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, N.S. CANADA July 19-20, IGCP Project 200 Programme, Abstracts and List of Participants, p. 7.

Belknap, D.F., Kelley, J.T. and Tu, W.M., 1986, Tidal and wave-formed bedforms on the Kennebec paleodelta (coastal Maine) from sidescan sonar imagery: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 18, p. 4.

Belknap, D.F., Kellogg, D.C., Bourque, B.J. and Cox, S.L., 1986, Paleogeographic reconstructions at 3 coastal archaeological sites in Maine from seismic profiling and vibracoring: SEPM Annual Midyear Mtg. Abstracts; v. 3, p. 8.

Belknap, D.F., Kraft, J.C. and Dunn, R.K. 1994, Transgressive valley-fill lithosomes: Delaware and Maine: In: Boyd, R., Zaitlin, B.A. and Dalrymple, R., eds., Incised Valley Fill Systems, SEPM Special Pub. 51, p. 303-320.

Belknap, D.F. and Schnitker, D., 1990, Late Wisconsin ice shelf in the Gulf of Maine: glaciomarine environments from seismic reflection and paleoecology: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, p. 4.

Belknap, D.F. and Schnitker, D., 1994, Iceberg furrows and sand waves in the Gulf of Maine: Gulf of Maine News, Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine, Summer, 1994, p. 6-7.

Belknap, D.F. and Schnitker, D., 1995, In situ sampling of iceberg furrows, outcropping glacial and glaciomarine sediments, and sedimentary bedforms in the Gulf of Maine: Final Report for Project UCAP 94-04; NOAA - National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut, Avery Point, 24 p.

Belknap, D.F., Schnitker, D., Bacchus, T.S., Batchelor, B.A. and Fader, G.B.J., 1991, New Seismic and core data from the Gulf of Maine: glaciomarine and grounding line deposits: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 23, p. 7.

Belknap, D.F. and Shipp, R.C., 1986, Quaternary geology of the Damariscotta estuary: In: D.W. Newberg, ed., Guidebook for Field Trips in Southwestern Maine; NEIGC 78'th Ann Mtg., Bates College, Lewiston, ME Trip B-9, p. 254-274.

Belknap, D.F. and Shipp, R.C., 1988, Deglaciation of the Gulf of Maine: seismic stratigraphic evidence for varying ice margins, Maine inner shelf: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 20, p. A134-A135.

Belknap, D.F. and Shipp, R.C., 1991, Seismic stratigraphy of glacial-marine units, Maine inner shelf: In: J.B. Anderson and G.M. Ashley, eds., Glacial-Marine Sedimentation; Paleoclimatic significance, Geological Society of America Special Paper 261, p. 137-157.

Belknap, D.F., Shipp, R.C. and Kelley, J.T., 1986, Depositional setting and Quaternary stratigraphy of the Sheepscot Estuary, Maine: Geographie physique et Quaternaire, v. 40, p. 55-69.

Belknap, D.F., Shipp, R.C., Kelley, J.T. and Schnitker, D., 1989, Depositional sequence modeling of late Quaternary geologic history, west-central Maine coast: In: R.D. Tucker and R.G. Marvinney, eds., Studies in Maine Geology - Vol. 5: Quaternary Geology, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, p. 29-46.

Belknap, D.F., Shipp, R.C., Stuckenrath, R. Jr., Kelley, J.T. and Borns, H.W., Jr., 1989, Holocene sea-level change in coastal Maine: In: W.A. Anderson and H.W. Borns, Jr., eds., Neotectonics of Maine, Studies in Seismicity, Crustal Warping, and Sea-level Change, Maine Geological Survey Bulletin No. 40, Augusta, ME p. 85-105.

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Butman B., Hayes, L., Danforth, W.W., Valentine, P.C., Backscatter intensity and shaded relief of Quadrangle 2 in western Massachusetts Bay offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2732 C, scale 1:25,000, in press.

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