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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 17. A map of the bathymetry in the study area.

Figure 17. Digital terrain model (DTM) of the sea floor produced from the combined multibeam bathymetry collected during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139 in Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island. Image is sun-illuminated from the north and vertically exaggerated 5x. Warmer colors are shallower areas; cooler colors are deeper areas. See key for depth ranges.


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