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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/25170| Title: | Geomorphology and sediments of the Chesapeake Bay entrance |
| Authors: | Meisburger, Edward P. |
| Keywords: | Geomorphology--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Marine sediments--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) |
| Publisher: | Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical memorandum;no. 38 |
| Abstract: | Abstract: The entrance of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Cape Charles and Cape Henry were surveyed to study the bottom morphology and sediments, and subbottom structure, in an effort to locate suitable sand deposits in volumes great enough to economically restore and periodically nourish the shore. Seismic reflection profiles and sediment cores were the basis for the study. Field and laboratory techniques used for the profiles and sediment obtained from the sea floor in lower bay and ocean are presented. Most of the study area is less than 35 feet deep; distribution of shallow bay and inshore terraces and deeper water are shown in the figures. The study included analyses of borings taken along the route of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel by the Bridge Commission in 1960 and 1961 .. Cores obtained for a dredging study by the Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers, 1970, were made available and were used in the study. |
| Description: | Technical Memorandum |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/25170 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Memorandum |
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| CERC Technical Memorandum No 38.pdf | 9.02 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |