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    "title": "Interpretation of the distribution of Holocene deposits within Raritan Bay, New York, derived from seismic data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1995 - 1999 (Esri polygon, Geographic, WGS84)",
    "pubdate": "2002",
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    "series_name": null,
    "issue": "2002-152",
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    "descript": "These data are in an ESRI shapefile, polygon vector format and are intended to represent the distribution of Holocene deposits within Raritan Bay, New York. These data are helpful in understanding the stratigraphic evolution of the inner-continental shelf, the regional sediment transport system, and the influence of the inner-shelf framework on coastal processes.",
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            "name": "Schwab, William C.",
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        {
            "name": "Denny, Jane F.",
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        {
            "name": "Foster, David S.",
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        {
            "name": "Lotto, Linda L.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Allison, Mead A.",
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        {
            "name": "Uchupi, Elazar O.",
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        {
            "name": "Swift, B. Ann",
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        {
            "name": "Danforth, William W.",
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        {
            "name": "Thieler, E. Robert",
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        {
            "name": "Butman, Bradford",
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