The New York Bight geographic information system : development, results, and future efforts

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Date
1991
Author
Marine Sciences Research Center
Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph)
Goldsmith, Victor
Clarke, Keith
Hansen, William
Publisher
Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University
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Subject
Marine Sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Geographic information systems.
New York Bight (N.J. and N.Y.) > Information services.
New York Bight (N.J. and N.Y.) > Data processing.
Abstract
from the introduction, "This report describes the first application of a geographic information system (GIS) to aid in the selection of ocean disposal sites for dredged sediment, specifically alternate and the placcment disposal sites for the Port of New York and New Jersey. Accordingly, four topics will be discussed. These are: (a) the design of the GIS, (b) the site-selection criterion used in the GIS, (c) the available data, and (d) the results. . ."
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369 p., [89] p. of plates : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1951/61684
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