Maps Showing the Change in Modern Sediment Thickness on the Inner Continental Shelf Offshore of Fire Island, New York, Between 1996–97 and 2011

Image showing modern sediment thickness offshore of Fire Island, New York, in 2011. Inset map shows location of study area (outlined in black). Bathymetric contours are displayed in meters (m) below the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).

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SALLY JEWELL, Secretary

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Suzette M. Kimball, Acting Director

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2014

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Suggested citation:
Schwab, W.C., Baldwin, W.E., and Denny, J.F., 2014, Maps showing the change in modern sediment thickness on the Inner Continental Shelf Offshore of Fire Island, New York, between 1996–97 and 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014–1238, https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141238.

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