Woods Hole Science Center
Sea-Floor Character and Sedimentary Processes of Great Round Shoal Channel, Offshore Massachusetts
Title | Introduction | Setting | Methods | Overview | Discussion | Interpretation | Data Catalog | Acknowledgments | References | Figures | Bottom Photographs | Sediment Data | Contacts
GRS-1 / Rippled medium sand with sand waves, shell debris and gravel in troughs, loose seaweed and small crabs. | |||
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GRS-2 / Rippled medium sand with numerous yellow sponges, and attached seaweed, shell debris, and a skate. | |||
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GRS-4 / Rippled sand with scattered boulders and gravel patches. Skate, seaweed, sponges and abundant shell debris are present. | |||
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GRS-5 / Rippled sand and sand waves; seaweed and shell hash concentrated in the troughs and sand dollars concentrated on the ripple crests. | |||
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GRS-6 / Rippled sand with seaweed, gravel patches, and abundant shell debris. | |||
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GRS-8 / Rippled sand with seaweed, large gravel patches, and some shell debris. | |||
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GRS-9 / Rippled sand with sand waves and patchy shell debris. Shell debris concentrated in wave troughs. | |||
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GRS-10 / Coarse, well-sorted, rippled sand with small sand waves (megaripples) and shell debris concentrated in wave troughs. | |||
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GRS-11 / Megaripples with sandy rippled crests and shell hash, seaweed, and sand dollars.. | |||
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GRS-12 / Rippled and smooth sand with abundant shell debris, attached seaweed, and pea gravel. | |||
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GRS-13 / Coarse sand with small ripples. Scattered shell debris, loose seaweed and sand dollars are present. | |||
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GRS-14 / Rippled sand and megaripples with broad flat areas. Shell debris and pea gravel are concentrated in the bedform troughs. | |||
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GRS-15 / Current-rippled sand. Shell debris and barnacle-covered gravel are concentrated in bedform troughs; sand dollars and attached hydrozoans and seaweed are present. | |||
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GRS-16 / Rippled sand with scattered sand dollars, shell debris, and loose seaweed. Moon snail casings are present. | |||
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GRS-17 / Rippled coarse sand and megaripples. Loose seaweed, shell hash, and dense patches of sand dollars are present. | |||
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GRS-18 / Current rippled, coarse, well-sorted sand with traces of pea gravel and shell debris. | |||
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Title | Introduction | Setting | Methods | Overview | Discussion | Interpretation | Data Catalog | Acknowledgments | References | Figures | Bottom Photographs | Sediment Data | Contacts