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
Title |
List of Figures |
Conversion Factors |
Abstract |
Introduction |
Setting |
Methods |
Bathymetry |
Sidescan Sonar |
Sediments |
Bottom Photography |
GIS Data Catalog |
Summary |
Acknowledgments |
References |
Contacts
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Figure 19. Detailed sidescan-sonar image of sand waves and boulders at the eastern end of the study area. Tiger-striped pattern in the sonar image indicates sand waves, and high-backscatter targets with low-backscatter shadows are boulders. Dark stripes in the middle of sonar lines are nadir gaps. Location of image shown in figure 17. |