A study of sedimentary structures and sediment texture of
beach and continental shelf sediments provides a basis for the interpretation
of the recent history of sedimentation on the Oregon continental
shelf. The texture of various sediment types suggests that
coastal rivers supply a considerable quantity of very fine sand in...
An analysis of the amounts of calcium carbonate, organic carbon,
quartz, and the rates of sediment accumulation in hemipelagic sediments
off Oregon has revealed that the accumulation rates of the total
sediment, organic carbon, and quartz were at least twice as high in
the late Pleistocene as they were during...
A structure map was constructed of the continental shelf between
Cape Blanco and Coos Bay, Oregon, exclusively from an interpretation
of approximately 700 km of continuous seismic profiles.
At least ten discernible seismic units were mapped on the bases of
acoustic appearance, lateral continuity, angular unconformities, and
faults. The offshore...
Recent organic-rich deposits on the Peru continental margin
occur along the upper slope (100-450 m) between about ll°S and 16°S
and along the lower continental slope (>2000 m). The upper slope
deposits reflect high biological production in response to coastal
upwelling, but preservation of organic matter is enhanced by the...
In April of 1974, Oregon State University conducted a geophysical
survey of the Orozco fracture zone, a Left-lateral transform fault
which offsets the East Pacific Rise off the coast of Mexico near
15°N, 105°W. Magnetic, gravity, bathymetric, and seismic reflection
data were collected during a four day period. This survey...
Here we investigate the relationships between modern foraminiferal assemblages from Atlantic and Pacific surface sediment samples and multiple environmental properties including water column and preservation variables using Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA). CCA finds two fauna] dimensions that are highly correlated to the environmental variables included in the analysis, and then...