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USGS studies in the New York Bight

http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/newyork/

Describes and provides links to USGS research in the location of the estuary and coast of Long Island, New York, to map the sea floor and to study sediment transport, contaminants, and sand resources and coastal vulnerability.

by Coastal and Marine Geology Program (Sponsor); Butman, Bradford; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Sponsor); Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Cooperator); and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Cooperator)
Related topics:
Bathymetry measurement, Contaminant transport, Maps and atlases, Marine chemistry, Marine geology, Ocean processes, Sand deposits, Sea-floor characteristics, Sediment transport, Water circulation, Bights
Hydrologic units
New Jersey Coastal, Southern Long Island,
States or counties
New York

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