Hydrogeologic aspects of structural deformation in the northern Gulf of Mexico Basin

Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
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The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1), launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in.July 1972, is providing valuable data for investigations of the most inaccessible and hostile regions of the Earth the Arctic and Antarctic. ERTS images and map products derived from them offer a whole new dimension in source material for multidiscipline investigations in the earth sciences. For the first time scientists can view synoptic, repetitive scenes of the polar regions in four spectral bands. Ongoing experiments funded by NASA and conducted in the U.S. Geological Survey have demonstrated the feasibility of revising coastlines on maps of Antarctica, detected gross changes in the northern limits of the three largest ice shelves in the world, and led to the discovery of uncharted mountain ranges.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Hydrogeologic aspects of structural deformation in the northern Gulf of Mexico Basin
Series title Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
Volume 2
Issue 5
Year Published 1974
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 7 p.
First page 511
Last page 517
Country United States
State Louisiana, Texas
Other Geospatial northern Gulf of Mexico Basin
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