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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 26. An illustration showing details of relatively straight to sinuous alternating bands of high and low backscatter from the sidescan-sonar mosaic.

Figure 26. Detailed planar view of relatively straight to sinuous alternating bands of high and low backscatter from the sidescan-sonar mosaic produced during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey H11251 off Rocky Point, New York. Tiger-stripe pattern is indicative of transverse sand waves and megaripples. Location of view, which is northeast of Orient Shoal, is shown in figure 16.


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