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Geological framework data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A digital data release

Open-File Report 2002-2
Prepared in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
By: , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr022

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Introduction

Since 1980 the Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey and Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection have conducted a joint program of cooperative geologic research in Long Island Sound and its vicinity. As part of this program, a highly successful regional-scale study of the geologic framework was completed. Reconnaissance high-resolution seismic reflection data were collected and used to establish the basic stratigraphy within the Sound and to map the major geologic units; field verification of the geologic interpretations of the seismic profiles was primarily accomplished with vibratory cores. These interpretations were in turn used to produce basin-wide syntheses of the late Quaternary depositional history.

Unfortunately, the original seismic records and core logs were generated only in analog form. These unique paper documents, which are still under demand for industrial applications and academic research, are fragile and have become ragged from frequent use. The purpose of this report is to preserve these data by converting the seismic profiles, core descriptions, and ancillary reports into digital form, and to organize these files into a product that can be more readily accessed and disseminated.

Not all of the existing high-resolution seismic-reflection surveys, collected in Long Island Sound through cooperatives with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, have been incorporated into this report. These surveys, whose records are still in need of preprocessing and annotation, generally cover smaller areas along the Connecticut coast and were originally intended to provide additional detail to the larger, more regional data sets presented herein. The digital release of the omitted data sets is planned as part of a future product.

Suggested Citation

Poppe, L.J., Paskevich, V.F., Lewis, R.S., and DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L., 2002, Geological framework data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A digital data release: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2002–02, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr022.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Seismic Data
  • Core Data
  • Photo Gallery
  • Data Catalog
  • References
  • Related Websites
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contacts
  • Disclaimer
  • Readme
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geological framework data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A digital data release
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2002-2
DOI 10.3133/ofr022
Year Published 2002
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Country United States
State Connecticut, New York
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