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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1222

Sea-Floor Geology and Sedimentary Processes in the Vicinity of Cross Rip Channel, Nantucket Sound, Offshore Southeastern Massachusetts

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

Figure 26. An image of cross-sectional views of sand waves in the study area.

Figure 26. Cross sectional views of sand waves produced from the bathymetric data collected during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey H12007 showing bedform asymmetry along the flanks of Horseshoe Shoal (profile A) and Cross Rip Shoal (profile B). Slip-face orientation indicates net eastward sediment transport in both profiles (Reineck and Singh, 1980). Locations of profiles are shown in figure 19.

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