Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island
Open-File Report
2012-1005
By: L.J. Poppe, W. W. Danforth, K.Y. McMullen, M.A. Blankenship, K.A. Glomb, D.B. Wright, and S. M. Smith
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Abstract
Gridded multibeam bathymetry covers approximately 634 square kilometers of sea floor in Block Island Sound. Although originally collected for charting purposes during National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrographic surveys H12009, H12010, H12011, H12015, H12033, H12137, and H12139, these combined acoustic data and the sea-floor sediment sampling and photography stations subsequently occupied to verify them during U.S. Geological Survey cruise 2011-006-FA (1) show the composition and terrain of the seabed, (2) provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat, and (3) are part of an expanding series of studies that provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities (for example, wind farms and fisheries) along the Rhode Island inner continental shelf.
Suggested Citation
Poppe, L., Danforth, W.W., McMullen, K., Blankenship, M., Glomb, K., Wright, D., Smith, S.M., 2012, Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island (Originally posted August 7, 2012; Revised August 14, 2014, version 1.1): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1005, HTML Document, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121005.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2012-1005 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20121005 |
| Edition | Originally posted August 7, 2012; Revised August 14, 2014, version 1.1 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | HTML Document |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| Other Geospatial | Block Island Sound |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |