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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1150

Sea-Floor Geology and Topography Offshore in Eastern Long Island Sound


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


Figure 19. A diagram of sand-wave cross sections.

Figure 19. Cross-sectional views of transverse sand waves from the eastern part of the digital terrain model produced from bathymetric data collected during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey H11997. Sand-wave asymmetry indicates a westward net sediment transport; the presence of megaripples on stoss slopes suggests transport is active. Locations of profiles are shown in figure 12.

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