Sand Resources on the Inner Continental Shelf Off the Central New Jersey Coast.

Abstract

About 1800 square kilometers of the central New Jersey inner shelf between Avalon and 7.5 kilometers north of Barnegat Inlet was surveyed to assess and quantify marine sand and gravel resources of 6 meters below the sea floor. The primary data consist of 1133 kilometers of high-resolution seismic reflection profiles, limited side-scan sonar coverage, and 97 vibracores, a maximum of 6 meters long. Limits of the surveys were generally from about the -7-meter depth contour seaward to about the -21-meter depth contour, a maximum of some 22 kilometers offshore.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123087

Entities

People

  • Edward P. Meisburger
  • S. Jeffress Williams

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barrier Islands
  • Classification
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Continental Shelves
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Grain Size
  • High Resolution
  • New Jersey
  • Regions
  • Seabed
  • Sedimentation
  • Seismic Reflection
  • Shore Protection
  • Side Looking Sonar
  • Soil Classification
  • Soils

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Coastal Oceanography