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Seafloor Morphology between Año Nuevo
and Santa Cruz, California

by Roberto J. Anima, Andrew J. Stevenson, Stephen L. Eittreim,
Yvonne W. Rodriguez, and Gary B. Griggs

Site Map

Poster Layout

Abstract

Index Map

Preliminary Map

Purisima Formation

Santa Cruz Mudstone

Monterey Formation

Sonar Fish

Camera Sled

Cooperator

Credits

Caveat

Data

Site 2

Underwater photo of cobbles and pebbles in coarse sand. Field of view is 3 feet by 2 feet. Large rock in upper left is part of the Santa Cruz Mudstone. This sediment texture is associated with type of seafloor at point "2" on side-scan record "B". Water depth is 20 meters.

Site 2 Photo, see caption above.

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Last updated 29 October 2004 (lzt)

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