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Open-File Report 2015–1238


Assessing the Impact of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy on the Morphology and Modern Sediment Thickness on the Inner Continental Shelf Offshore of Fire Island, New York


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Image of chirp seismic-reflection profile collected offshore of Fire Island, New York.


Figure 3.
High-resolution chirp seismic-reflection profile illustrating the stratigraphic features and geometries discussed in this report. Location of the profile is shown in figure 2C. Approximate water depth in meters was converted from two-way travel time assuming a seismic velocity of 1,500 meters per second.

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