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TP 76-3 



2. GOVT ACCESSION NO 



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4. TITLE (and Subline) 



GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SEDIMENTS OF WESTERN 

 MASSACHUSETTS BAY 



5. TYPE OF REPORT a PERIOD COVERED 



Technical Paper 



6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER 



7. AUTHORfaJ 



Edward P. Meisburger 



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PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center (CEREN-GE) 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



B31183 



M. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS 



Department of the Army 



Coastal Engineering Research Center 



Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 



12. REPORT DATE 



March 1976 



13. NUMBER OF PAGES 



78 



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Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 



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18. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 



KEY WORDS CCondnuu on re 



Beach nourishment 

 Geomorphology 



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Sediments Seismic reflection 



Western Massachusetts Bay 



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A seismic reflection survey with concurrent bottom sampling was conducted 

 in western Massachusetts Bay to obtain information on bottom topography and 

 sediments, subbottom structure and composition, and the location of sand 

 deposits potentially usable for restoration and nourishment of nearby beaches. 

 Primary data consisted of 242 statute miles of seismic reflection survey and 

 43 sediment cores. 



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