Who are we?

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Who are we?

• Geological oceanographers
• Use geophysical tools to obtain images of
  seafloor and its subsurface.
• Use geological tools to groundtruth these images.

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Sedimentary process studies
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Geologic framework studies
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Karstified Eocene Limestone Surface
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Marsh Hammocks
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Bedrock Control on Marsh Hammocks
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The past

• Widely spaced track lines producing incomplete
  benthic maps
• Poor navigation
• Analog, limited digital acquisition and
  processing
• Map products hand constructed on computers
• Labor intensive

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Bedforms on Suwannee River Bottom
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Limestone Outcrop on Suwannee River Bottom
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The present, future

• Precise navigation
• Digital acquisition and processing
• Computer generated maps
• Precise bathymetry
• Seafloor classification systems
• Map benthic habitats

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We propose

• Baseline bathymetric, benthic habitat, and
  seafloor mapping for the lower Suwannee River and
  the adjacent inner continental shelf.
• These tools are essential in ecosystem
  management can be used to ask more fundamental
  questions.