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Late Neogene tectonics of the mouth of the Gulf of California

Creator:

Ness, Gordon Everett

Abstract:

Anomaly timescales for the last 90 million years, derived from marine magnetic profiles and published prior to mid-1979, are summarized, illustrated for comparison, and critically reviewed. A revised timescale is constructed using calibration points which fix the ages of anomalies 2.3', 5.5, 24, and 29. An equation is presented for...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
The structure and sediments of Surveyor Deep-Sea Channel

Creator:

Ness, Gordon Everett

Abstract:

Surveyor Deep-Sea Channel extends for approximately 700 km over the northern Alaskan Abyssal Plain. It originates near the base of the continental slope opposite Dry Bay and Alsek Strath and terminates in the Aleutian Trench south of Kodiak Island. East of Giacomini Seamount, the axial gradient of the channel is...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis