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    "tag": 16264,
    "title": "Contours at Base of Onshore Quaternary Sediments for the region of Grand Strand, South Carolina(ONSHORE_CON, Polygon shapefile)",
    "pubdate": "2007",
    "sername": null,
    "series_name": null,
    "issue": "2005-1346",
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    "publisher_name": null,
    "onlink": "https:\/\/cmgds.marine.usgs.gov\/catalog\/whcmsc\/open_file_report\/ofr2005-1346\/onshore_con.shp.faq.html",
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    "descript": "In 1999, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, began a study to investigate processes affecting shoreline change along the northern coast of South Carolina, focusing on the Grand Strand region.  Previous work along the U.S. Atlantic coast shows that the structure and composition of older geologic strata located seaward of the coast heavily influences the coastal behavior of areas with limited sediment supply, such as the Grand Strand. By defining this geologic framework and identifying the transport pathways and sinks of sediment, geoscientists are developing conceptual models of the present-day physical processes shaping the South Carolina coast.  The primary objectives of this research effort are:  1) to provide a regional synthesis of the shallow geologic framework underlying the coastal upland, shoreface and inner continental shelf, and define its role in coastal evolution and modern beach behavior; 2) to identify and model the physical processes affecting coastal ocean circulation and sediment transport, and to define their role in shaping the modern shoreline; and 3) to identify sediment sources and transport pathways; leading to construction of a regional sediment budget.",
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        {
            "name": "Baldwin, Wayne E.",
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        {
            "name": "Denny, Jane F.",
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        {
            "name": "Schwab, William C.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Gayes, Paul T.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Morton, Robert A.",
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        {
            "name": "Driscoll, Neal W. ",
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            "name": "contouring",
            "scope": "Derivation of contours, or other lines of constant value, that visually summarize the spatial variation of some characteristic over an area, for example elevation."
        },
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            "name": "geologic structure",
            "scope": "General position of rocks in an area, and geometrical relationships among rocks."
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            "scope": "Collections of related digital information that are geographically referenced."
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            "name": "scientific interpretation",
            "scope": "Application of scientific judgment as to the meaning of observations or models. Use for interpretations that are provided in formats similar to data, such as geospatial data."
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            "scope": "Information pertaining to earth sciences, for example geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth's rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, groundwater, erosion"
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