Maps showing geology and shallow structure of western Rhode Island Sound, Rhode Island
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Abstract
This report presents the results of a high-resolution, seismic-reflection, and sidescan-sonar survey conducted in western Rhode Island Sound south of Narragansett Bay (fig. 1 inset) by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1980. The study defines the geologic framework of the Atlantic Inner Continental Shelf between lat. 41°09' and 41°32'N and long. 71°07' and 71°37'W. A total of 580 kilometers (km) of seismic-reflection profiles and 580 km of sidescan sonographs was collected aboard the RV Neecho. Trackline spacing was 1 to 2 km at the mouth of Narragansett Bay, and dip lines were 2 km apart with widely spaced strike lines in Rhode Island Sound (fig. 1). The maps in this report adjoin those for eastern Rhode Island Sound and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, of O'Hara and Oldale (1980).
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Maps showing geology and shallow structure of western Rhode Island Sound, Rhode Island |
| Series title | Miscellaneous Field Studies Map |
| Series number | 1537 |
| DOI | 10.3133/mf1537 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 34 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1980-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 1980-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| Other Geospatial | Rhode Island Sound |
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