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Submissions from 2007

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Re-Examination of Berlinite (AlPO4) from Cioclovina Cave, Romania, Bogdan P. Onac and Herta S. Effenberger

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The Relationship Between the Mineral Composition of Speleothems and Mineralization of Breccia Pipes: Evidence from Corkscrew Cave, Arizona, Usa, Bogdan P. Onac, John W. Hess, and William B. White

Scărişoara, Bogdan P. Onac, Aurel Perşoiu, Gheorghe Racoviţă, Tudor Tămaş, and Iosif Viehmann

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Effect of Regional Tectonic Setting on Local Fault Response to Episodes of Volcanic Activity, Diana C. Roman and Philip Heron

Online Investigation of an Island Arc Volcano: Anatahan, Mariana Arc, Jeffrey G. Ryan

Plate Tectonics as Expressed in Geological Landforms and Events: An Exploration Using Google Earth™ and GeoMapApp, Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Shallow Slab Fluid Release Across and Along the Mariana Arc-Basin System: Insights from Geochemistry of Serpentinized Peridotites from the Mariana Fore Arc, Ivan P. Savov, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Massimo D'Antonio, and Patricia Fryer

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Along-Strike Trace Element and Isotopic Variation in Aleutian Island Arc Basalt: Subduction Melts Sediments and Dehydrates Serpentine, Brad S. Singer, Brian R. Jicha, William P. Leeman, Nick W. Rogers, Matthew F. Thirlwall, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and Kirsten E. Nicolaysen

Depth of Closure and the Equilibrium Beach Profile – A Case Study from Sand Key, West-Central Florida, Ping Wang and Richard A. Davis Jr.

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Erosional and Depositional Characteristics of Regional Overwash Deposits Caused by Multiple Hurricanes, Ping Wang and Mark H. Horwitz

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Sedimentation Patterns in a Stabilized Migratory Inlet, Blind Pass, Florida, Ping Wang, David K. Tidwell, Tanya Beck, and Nicholas C. Kraus

Submissions from 2006

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Cross-Shore Variations in Morphodynamic Processes of an Open-Coast Mudflat in the Changjiang Delta, China: With an Emphasis on Storm Impacts, Daidu Fan, Yanxia Guo, Ping Wang, and John Z. Shi

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Physical Model Investigation of Morphology Development at Headland Structures, Mark B. Gravens, Ping Wang, Nicholas C. Kraus, and Hans Hanson

Time-Frequency Representation of GPR Signals from Coastal and Volcanic Deposits, S. Guha, S Kruse, Ping Wang, and C. Conor

Pestera Humpleu. Nouvelle Topographie d’une des Plus Importantes Cavités Roumaines, Philipp Häuselmann and Bogdan P. Onac

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Springflow Hydrographs: Eogenetic vs. Telogenetic Karst, Florea Lee J. and H. Len Vacher

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Sinkhole Structure Imaging in Covered Karst Terrain, Sarah E. Kruse, M. Grasmueck, Matthew Weiss, and D. Viggiano

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Characteristics and Formation of Late Quaternary Incised-Valley-Fill Sequences in Sediment-Rich Deltas and Estuaries: Case Studies from China, Cong-xian Li, Ping Wang, Daidu Fan, and Shouye Yang

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Hydroxylellastadite from Cioclovina Cave (Romania), Microanalytical, Structural, and Vibrational Spectroscopy Data, Bogdan P. Onac, Herta S. Effenberger, Karl Ettinger, and Simona Cinta Panzaru

Sea-Level Position at ~80 ka Based on Speleothems from Mallorca, Bogdan P. Onac, Joan J. Fornós, Joaquin Ginés, Angel Ginés, Paola Tuccimei, David W. Peate, and S. Björck

Archives of Climate Change in Karst, Bogdan P. Onac, Tudor Tămaş, Silviu Constantin, and Aurel Perşoiu

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The Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of Blue Ridge mafic-ultramafic rocks: The Buck Creek and Carroll Knob complexes, and rocks of the Addie-Willets region, Virginia L. Peterson, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Steven P. Yurkovich, Jonathan Burr, Sarah E. Kruse, and 1997-2001 REU Site Program Participants (2006)

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The Role of Perched Aquifers in Hydrological Connectivity and Biogeochemical Processes in Vernal Pool Landscapes, Mark Cable Rains, Graham E. Fogg, Thomas Harter, Randy A. Dahlgren, and Robert J. Williamson

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Petrology and Geochemistry of West Philippine Basin Basalts and Early Palau–Kyushu Arc Volcanic Clasts from ODP Leg 195, Site 1201D: Implications for the Early History of the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc, Ivan P. Savov, Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Massimo D'Antonio, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and Piera Spadea

Processes and Patterns of Sedimentation at Blind Pass, Florida, David K. Tidwell and Ping Wang

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Metaphors and Models: The ASR Bubble in the Floridan Aquifer, H. Len Vacher, William Charles Hutchings, and David A. Budd

Bathymetric and Shoreline Survey at Withlacoochee River, Ping Wang

Measuring Longshore Sediment Transport in a Large-Scale 3-Dimensional Laboratory Facility, Ping Wang

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Morphological and Sedimentological Impacts of Hurricane Ivan and Immediate Post-Storm Beach Recovery Along the Northwestern Florida Barrier-Island Coasts, Ping Wang, James H. Kirby, Joseph D. Haber, Mark H. Horwitz, Paul O. Knorr, and Jennifer Rose Krock

Unusual Types of Secondary Cave Calcite from the Scarisoara Ice Cave, Bihor Mts., Romania, Karel Žák, B P. Onac, and Helena Hercman

Submissions from 2005

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Probabilistic Modeling of Tephra Dispersal: Hazard Assessment of a Multiphase Rhyolitic Eruption at Tarawera, New Zealand, Costanza Bonadonna, Charles B. Connor, B. F. Houghton, Laura Connor, Marc A. Byrne, A. Laing, and T. K. Hincks

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Modeling Tephra Sedimentation from a Ruapehu Weak Plume Eruption, Costanza Bonadonna, J. C. Phillips, and B. F. Houghton

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Evidence for Static Stress Changes Triggering the 1999 Eruption of Cerro Negro Volcano, Nicaragua and Regional Aftershock Sequences, M. Diez, P. C. La Femina, Charles B. Connor, W. Strauch, and Tenorio V. Tenorio

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Pressure-Temperature-Time Paths of Sediment Recycling Beneath the Tonga-Kermadec Arc, Rhiannon S. George, Simon Turner, Julie Morris, Terry Plank, Chris Hawkesworth, and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Spectral Analysis of Ground Penetrating Radar Response to Thin Sedimentary Layers, Swagata Guha, Sarah E. Kruse, E. E. Wright, and U. E. Kruse

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Assessing the Palaeoclimate Potential of Cave Glaciers: The Example of the Scărişoara Ice Cave (Romania), Per Holmlund, Bogdan P. Onac, Margareta Hansson, Karin Holmgren, Magnus Mörth, Mart Nyman, and Aurel Perşoiu

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Sedimentological Characteristics and Internal Architecture of Two Overwash Fans From Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne, Mark H. Horwitz and Ping Wang

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A Modern, Guano-Related Occurrence of Foggite, CaAl(PO4)(OH)2·H2O and Churchite-(Y), YPO4·2H2O in Cioclovina Cave, Romania, Bogdan P. Onac, K. Ettinger, Joe B. Kearns, and I. I. Balasz

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Mineralogical Reconnaisance of Caves from Mallorca Island, Bogdan P. Onac, Joan J. Fornós, Angel Ginés, and Joaquin Ginés

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U-Th Ages Constraining the Neanderthal Footprint at Vârtop Cave, Romania, Bogdan P. Onac, Iosif Viehmann, Joyce Lundberg, Stein-Erik Lauritzen, Chris Stringer, and Vasile Popiţă

Regional Overwash from Hurricanes Frances-Jeanne and Ivan, Marianne O'Neal-Caldwell, Ping Wang, Mark H. Horwitz, James H. Kirby, and Swagata Guha

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Using Light Lithophile Elements to Evaluate Crustal Assimilation on Mars, V. S. Reynolds, Jeffrey G. Ryan, W. F. McDonough, and H. Y. McSween

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Geology and Petrogenesis of Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks of the Willets-Addie Area, Central Blue Ridge, NC, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Steven Yurkovich, Virginia L. Peterson, Jonathan Burr, Sarah E. Kruse, Judy Harden, and 2001 REU Site Program Participants

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Geochemistry of Serpentine Muds and Metamorphic Rocks from the Mariana Forearc, ODP Sites 1200 and 778 -779, South Chamorro and Conical seamounts, Ivan P. Savov, Steve Guggino, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Patricia Fryer, and Michael J. Mottl

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Geochemistry of Serpentinized Peridotites from the Mariana Forearc Conical Seamount, ODP Leg 125: Implications for the Elemental Recycling at Subduction Zones, Ivan P. Savov, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Massimo D'Antonio, Katherine Kelley, and Patrick Mattie

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Petrotectonics of Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks in Blue Ridge Terranes of Western North Carolina and Northern Georgia, Samuel E. Swanson, Loren A. Raymond, Richard Warner, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Steven P. Yurkovich, and Virginia L. Peterson

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Lateglacial-Middle Holocene Stable Isotope Records in Two Coeval Stalagmites from the Bihor Mountains, NW Romania, Tudor Tămaş, Bogdan P. Onac, and Ana-Voica Bojar

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Computational Geology Series (1998-2005), H. Len Vacher

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Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum Project, H. Len Vacher

Bathymetric and Shoreline Survey at Anclote River and Little Manatee River, Ping Wang

Bathymetric and Shoreline Survey at Weeki Wachee River, Ping Wang

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Nearshore Sediment Transport Measurement, Ping Wang

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Beach Profile Equilibrium and Patterns of Wave Decay and Energy Dissipation Across the Surf Zone Elucidated in a Large-Scale Laboratory Experiment, Ping Wang and Nicholas C. Kraus

Submissions from 2004

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Lithium Abundance and Isotope Systematics of Forearc Serpentinites, Conical Seamount, Mariana Forearc: Insights Into the Mechanics of Slab-Mantle Exchange During Subduction, Laurie D. Benton, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and Ivan P. Savov

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Morphology and Sedimentation on Open-Coast Intertidal Flats of the Changjian Delta, China, Daidu Fan, Congxian Li, Dejie Wang, Ping Wang, Allen W. Archer, and Stephen F. Greb

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Influences of Storm Erosion and Deposition on Rhythmites of the Upper Wenchang Formation (Upper Ordovician) Around Tonglu, Zhejiang Province, China, Daidu Fan, Congxian Li, and Ping Wang

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Coexisting Clinpyroxene/Spinel and Amphibole/Spinel Symplectites in Metatroctolites from the Buck Creek Ultramafic Body, North Carolina Blue Ridge, USA, Helen M. Lang, Aletha J. Watcher, Virginia L. Peterson, and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Open-Coast Tidal Flat Deposits, Congxian Li, Ping Wang, and Daidu Fan

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Modeling Long-Term Volcanic Hazards Through Bayesian Inference: An Example from the Tohoku Volcanic Arc, Japan, Andrew J. Martin, Koji Umeda, Charles B. Connor, Jennifer N. Weller, Dapeng Zhao, and Masaki Takahashi

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Variation of Salinity in Brackish-Water Lenses of Two Florida Keys, D. G. Meadows, J. P. Caballero, Sarah Kruse, and H. Len Vacher

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Simulated Changes in Shallow Groundwater and Vegetation Distributions Under Different Reservoir Operations Scenarios, Mark Cable Rains, Jeffery F. Mount, and Eric W. Larsen

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Lithium Abundance and Lithium Isotope Variations in Mantle Sources: Insights from Intraplate Volcanic Rocks from Ross Island and Marie Byrd Land (Antarctica) and other Oceanic Islands, Jeffrey G. Ryan and Philip R. Kyle

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The Importance of Extratropical and Tropical Cyclones on the Short-Term Evolution of Barrier Islands Along the Northern Gulf of Mexico, USA, Gregory W. Stone, Liu Baozhu, David A. Pepper, and Ping Wang

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Geology and Hydrogeology of Carbonate Islands, H. Len Vacher and Terrence M. Quinn

Bathymetric Survey at Upper Peace River, Shell Creek, and Dona-Roberts Bay, Ping Wang

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Movable-Bed Model Investigation of Groin Notching, Ping Wang and Nicholas C. Kraus

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Nearshore Wave Measurement, Ping Wang and Gregory W. Stone

Submissions from 2003

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Exploring Links Between Physical and Probabilistic Models of Volcanic Eruptions: The Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, Charles B. Connor, R. S. J. Sparks, R. M. Mason, Costanza Bonadonna, and S. R. Young

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Melting Processes and Fluid and Sediment Transport Rates Along the Alaska-Aleutian Arc from an Integrated U-Th-Ra-Be Isotope Study, Rhiannon George, Simon Turner, Chris Hawkesworth, Julie Morris, Chris Nye, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and Shu-Hui Zheng

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Subduction Zone Processes and Implications for Changing Composition of the Upper and Lower Mantle, J. D. Morris and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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A collaborative field-laboratory summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in geosciences, Virginia L. Peterson, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Steven Yurkovich, Sarah E. Kruse, and Jonathan Burr

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Hydrogeologic Principles Useful in Predicting the Effects of Stream Flow Alterations on Shallow Groundwater and Associated Riparian Vegetation, Mark Cable Rains

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The Role of Groundwater in Resource Conservation Efforts, Mark Cable Rains

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Evaluation of the CERC Formula Using Large-Scale Laboratory Data, Ernest R. Smith, Ping Wang, and Jun Zhang

Beach Performance for Treasure Island, Pinellas County, Florida, Ping Wang and Richard A. Davis Jr.

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Beach Profile Evolution Under Plunging and Spilling Breakers, Ping Wang, Bruce A. Ebersole, and Ernest R. Smith

Hydrodynamic and Geomorphic Characteristics of a Natural Tide-Dominated Inlet: A Case Study at Bunces Pass, Florida, J. C. Wilhoit, Richard A. Davis Jr., Ping Wang, and David K. Tidwell

Submissions from 2002

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Temporal Distribution of Diastems in Deposits of an Open-Coast Tidal-Flat With High Suspended Sediment Concentrations, Daidu Fan, Congxian Li, Allen W. Archer, and Ping Wang

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Multiple Subduction Components in the Mantle Wedge: Evidence from Eruptive Centers in the Central Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile, Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Murong Sun, Leopoldo López-Escobar, Hugo Moreno-Roa, Mark K. Reagan, Julie D. Morris, and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Late Quaternary Incised-Valley Fill of the Yangtze Delta (China): Its Stratigraphic Framework and Evolution, Congxian Li, Ping Wang, Heping Sun, Jiaqiang Zhang, Daidu Fan, and Bing Deng

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The control of Lithium Budgets in Island Arcs, Paul B. Tomascak, Elisabeth Widom, Laurie D. Benton, Steven L. Goldstein, and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Longshore Sand Transport – Initial Results from the Large-Scale Sediment Transport Facility, Ping Wang, Bruce A. Ebersole, and Ernest R. Smith

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Temporal and Spatial Variations of Surf-Zone Currents and Suspended-Sediment Concentration, Ping Wang, Bruce A. Ebersole, Ernest R. Smith, and Bradley D. Johnson

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Large-Scale Laboratory Measurements of Longshore Sediment Transport Under Spilling and Plunging Breakers, Ping Wang, Ernest R. Smith, and Bruce A. Ebersole

Submissions from 2001

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Boron Isotope Systematics of Slab Fluids as Inferred from a Serpentinite Seamount, Mariana Forearc, Laurie D. Benton, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and Fouad Tera

Insights from Rare Earth Elements into the Genesis of the Buck Creek Complex and other Blue Ridge Ultramafic Bodies, Suzette Berger, Deborah Cochrane, Kyla Simons, Ivan P. Savov, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and V. L. Peterson

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Development of A Large-Scale Laboratory Facility for Sediment Transport Research, David G. Hamilton, Bruce A. Ebersole, Ernest R. Smith, and Ping Wang

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Water in Martian Magmas: Clues from Light Lithophile Elements in Shergottite and Nakhlite Pyroxenes, R.C. F. Lentz, H. Y. McSween, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and R. L. Riciputi

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Geochemical Evidence for Magmatic Water Within Mars from Pyroxenes in the Shergotty Meteorite, Harry Y. McSween, Timothy L. Grove, Rachel C.F. Lentz, Jesse C. Dann, Astrid H. Holzheid, Lee R. Riciputi, and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Late Precambrian Balkan-Carpathian Ophiolite - A Slice of the Pan-African Ocean Crust?: Geochemical and Tectonic Insights from the Tcherni Vrah and Deli Jovan Massifs, Bulgaria and Serbia, Ivan P. Savov, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Ivan Haydoutov, and Johan Schijf

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Longshore Sediment Transport as a Function of Energy Dissipation, Ernest R. Smith and Ping Wang

Submissions from 2000

Trace Metal Characteristics of Street Sweeping Sediments in Tampa, Florida, Robert Brinkmann, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and M Billus

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Comparison of the Performance of Three Adjacent and Differently Constructed Beach Nourishment Projects on the Gulf Peninsula of Florida, Richard A. Davis Jr., Ping Wang, and Brad R. Silverman

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Rio Tinto Estuary (Spain): 5000 Years of Pollution, Richard A. Davis, A. T. Welty, J. Borrego, J. A. Morales, J. G. Pendon, and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Provenance of Stone Celts from the Miami Circle Archaeological Site, Jacqueline E. Dixon, Kyla Simons, Loretta Leist, Chrisstopher Eck, John Ricisak, John Gifford, and Jeffrey G. Ryan

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Comparisons of Gravity Anomalies at Pseudofaults, Fracture Zones, and Nontransform Discontinuities from Fast to Slow Spreading Areas, Sarah E. Kruse, Sarah F. Tebbens, David F. Naar, Qingyuan Y. Lou, and Robert T. Bird

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Open Coast Intertidal Deposits and the Preservation Potential of Individual Laminae: A Case Study from East-Central China, Congxian Li, Ping Wang, Daidu Fan, Dang Bing, and Li Tiesong

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Bruun Rule and Its Application to the Coastal Zone of China, Congxian Li, Ping Wang, Daidu Fan, and Bing Deng

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Lithium Isotope Evidence for Light Element Decoupling in the Panama Subarc Mantle, Paul B. Tomascak, Jeffrey G. Ryan, and Marc J. Defant

Submissions from 1999

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Fractionation of Trace Elements by Subduction-Zone Metamorphism — Effect of Convergent-Margin Thermal Evolution, Gray E. Bebout, Jeffrey G. Ryan, William P. Leeman, and Ann E. Bebout