High-resolution seismic-reflection surveys in the nearshore of outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Open-File Report 03-235, Introduction

High-resolution seismic-reflection surveys in the nearshore of outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USGS Open-File Report 03-235

Title Page

INTRODUCTION

Previous Work

Geologic Setting

Data Acquisition and processing

Seismic-Reflection
Interpretation

Integration with
Land-based Stratigraphy

Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References Cited

Introduction

Figure 1.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Field Center (WHFC), in cooperation with the USGS Water Resources Division conducted high-resolution seismic-reflection surveys along the nearshore areas of outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts from Chatham to Provincetown, Massachusetts (Fig. 1).

The objectives of this investigation were to determine the stratigraphy of the nearshore in relation to the Quaternary stratigraphy of outer Cape Cod by correlating units between the nearshore and onshore and to define the geologic framework of the region.