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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1007

Sea-Floor Geology and Character Offshore of Rocky Point, New York

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Title | List of Figures | Conversion Factors | Abstract | Introduction | Setting | Methods | Bathymetry | Sidescan Sonar | Sediment Distribution | Bottom Photography | GIS Data Catalog | Summary | Acknowledgments | References | Contacts

Figure 22. A diagram showing cross-sectional views of sand waves around Orient Shoal.

Figure 22. Cross-sectional views of sand waves around Orient Shoal from the digital terrain model produced during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey H11251 off Rocky Point, New York. Sand-wave asymmetry in profiles A and B indicate net sediment transport is westward along the southern side of the shoal and eastward along the northwestward side in profile C. Locations of profiles are shown in figure 16.


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