Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1993
Abstract
The estuarine systems selected are from the NOAA National Estuarine Inventory in the EMAP Virginian Province (Figure 1). The principal spatial unit of each system is the estuarine drainage area (EDA) defined in the NEI data atlas (U.S. NOAA, 1985). The sediment and contaminant distributions embrace the estuarine bottom area, i.e. from the head of tides to the mouth where the estuary meets the ocean, bay or sound as determined by physiographic features (U.S. NOAA, 1985). Data coverage embraces whole estuaries and farfield distributions. Chart scales are smaller than 1:80,000 andchart units larger thaqn 0.1 square kilometer.
Keywords
Estuarine sediments -- South Atlantic States, Estuarine sediments -- Environmental aspects -- South Atlantic States
Publication Statement
National Estuarine Inventory: Supplement.
Recommended Citation
Nichols, M. M. (1993) Sediment characterization of South Atlantic systems. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/2454
