Seafloor Sediment Studies in the Middle East

Abstract

The distribution of sediment types on the seafloor reflects the relative strengths of biologic and terrestrial sediment sources and the effects of physical, chemical, and biologic processes on after deposition. Our long-term goal is to understand what factors are most important in controlling the composition of shallow water sediments in a variety of arid basins. The primary objective of this project is to determine the nature and spatial variability of sediment composition in several marine basins in the Middle East.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA532440

Entities

People

  • Stephen A. Swift

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coral Reefs
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Gulfs
  • Igneous Rocks
  • Information Operations
  • Maps
  • Middle East
  • Red Sea
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Shallow Water

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