Shallow Geology, Sea-Floor Texture, and Physiographic Zones of Vineyard and Western Nantucket Sounds, Massachusetts, Table 2

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Shallow Geology, Sea-Floor Texture, and Physiographic Zones of Vineyard and Western Nantucket Sounds, Massachusetts

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Table 2. Confidence levels assigned to sediment texture polygons on the basis of the data used in the interpretation. The spatial distribution of polygons and associated confidence levels are shown in figure 8.

[lidar; light detection and ranging]

Confidence level	Bathymetry	Acoustic backscatter	Seismic reflection	Sediment sample (laboratory analysis)	Sediment sample (qualitative)	Bottom photograph
One (high)	Swath	Yes	Yes	Yes	Possible	Possible
Two (high)	Swath	Yes	Yes	No	Possible	Possible
Three (high)	Swath	Yes	No	Possible	Possible	Possible
Four (low)	Swath or lidar	No	No	Possible	Possible	Possible
Five (low)	Lead line and single beam	No	No	Possible	Possible	Possible

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