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Outer Continental Shelf,
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Seafloor Mapping

Publications and References

Below is a list of selected USGS, Coastal and Marine Geology Program publications for the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico region. To search for additional publications, please visit the Woods Hole Science Center's (WHSC) Publications website or the USGS Publications Warehouse.

Digital Data

• Texture, Carbonate Content, and Preliminary Maps of Surficial Sediments of the Flower Garden Banks Area, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Shelf, 2003, Kathryn M. Scanlon, Seth D. Ackerman and Jill E. Rozycki, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-002, 1 CD-ROM

• Multibeam Mapping of Selected Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico--Data, Images, and GIS, 2002, James V. Gardner, Jonathan D. Beaudoin, John E. Hughes Clarke, and Peter Dartnell, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-411.

• Sea-Floor Images and Data from Multibeam Surveys in San Francisco Bay, Southern California, Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada, 1999, Peter Dartnell and James V. Gardner, U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-55

Fact Sheets

• Vulnerability of U.S. National Parks to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Change

• National assessment of coastal vulnerability to future sea-level rise

• Wetland Subsidence, Fault Reactivation, and Hydrocarbon Production in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

• Seafloor Images Refine Petroleum Exploration Models

Soundwaves

• Coral Coring in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - a Collaborative Effort - July 2005

• Paleoshorelines and Spawning Groupers—Deep Diving at the Shelf Edge, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico - May 2005

• Life in the Deep Gulf of Mexico - Exploring Deep-Water-Coral Habitats - November 2003

• CMG Multibeam Map Guides Sustainable Seas Exploration in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - October 1999