The U.S. Geological Survey Ocean Bottom Seismometer Facility
The Ocean Bottom Seismometer facility provides technical support for a variety of scientific investigations ranging from deep crustal structure to gas hydrate and surface sediments.
(Score: 1.000)
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - Willamette Basin study unit
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study on the Willamette Basin with research personnel, surface water trends study, dioxins and furans data, data on trace organic compounds and elements in surface and ground water, and publications.
(Score: 0.783)
Whales and walrus: tillers of the seafloor
Report on seafloor marks in the Northeast Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea that were identified as pits and furrows caused by whales and walruses in the process of feeding on bottom crustaceans.
(Score: 0.701)
Gas hydrate studies: a part of the Geophysics Group
Brief overview of gas hydrates and current research. Site also contains links to related USGS research and publications and web sites of other groups participating in gas hydrate research.
(Score: 0.690)
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - Oahu study unit
The island of Oahu, Hawaii, is a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study unit for studying the status, trends, and changes affecting the nations water quality. Site links to data, publications, and results.
(Score: 0.661)
Atchafalaya & Mississippi River Deltas study: a tale of two deltas
Project of the Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science program that evaluates the transport and sedimentation of contaminates through the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River delta to the near-shore Gulf of Mexico. Includes aerial photographs.
(Score: 0.571)
The carbon cycle in lakes of the Upper Mississippi Basin
Summary of part of the USGS interdivisional Mississippi Basin Carbon project that will study the changes in climate and the environment through carbon cycle changes recorded in lake sediments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
(Score: 0.535)
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Change and History Project
Site for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Change and History Project with links to bay coring, land use impacts, radiometric dates, sea level, bibliography, team, and projects information.
(Score: 0.475)
Kansas reservoir sediment studies
Report of completed reservoir sediment studies in Kansas using a combination of bathymetric surveying, sediment coring, chemical analysis, and statistical analysis to understand the quantity and quality of deposited sediment.
(Score: 0.451)
South Florida Ecosystem History Project
Project is designed to integrate studies from a number of researchers compiling data from terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems within south Florida. Links to publications, maps, posters, and data of studies.
(Score: 0.413)
Gulf of Maine regional overview
Gulf of Maine regional overview interactive map with GIS datasets and sonar imagery.
(Score: 0.400)
Louisiana continental slope
Louisiana continental slope interactive map with GIS datasets and sonar imagery.
(Score: 0.392)
Tampa Bay Study
Overview of interdisciplinary research on the Tampa Bay estuary of the Gulf of Mexico with links to digital library, interactive mapping, reports, posters, water chemistry maps, meetings and conferences, scientist directory, and field trips.
(Score: 0.367)
Fragile environments: San Francisco Bay wetlands
Overview with links to studies on the effects of human activity on the San Francisco estuary with loss of historic fresh and saltwater tidal marshes reducing habitats, introducing contaminants in waste, and creating dredging problems.
(Score: 0.367)
Definition:
Process of deposition of sediment; strictly, the act or process of depositing sediment by mechanical means from a state of suspension in air or water. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
Used for:
alluvial sedimentation, deposition (sediment)
