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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1100

Surficial Geology of the Sea Floor in Long Island Sound Offshore of Orient Point, New York

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Figure 16. An image showing sand waves and boulders in the central part of the study area.

Figure 16. Sand-wave profiles of waves in the study area. Profiles A-A' and C-C' show sand waves with asymmetries that indicate net sediment transport to the west. Profile B-B' shows relatively symmetrical sand waves. Profile D-D' shows sand waves with eastward net sediment transport. (VE, vertical exaggeration.) Location of profiles shown in figure 12.

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