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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1005

Sea-Floor Character and Sedimentary Processes of Block Island Sound, Offshore Rhode Island


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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 | Index


Figure 26. Diagram showing depths at which waves can affect the sea floor.

Figure 26. Schematic showing the depth to which waves can effectively move water and the wave-induced horizontal and vertical stresses that impact the seabed.


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