Pleistocene hydrogeology of the Atlantic continental shelf, New England

• Published in: Geological Society of America Bulletin
• Main Authors: Person, Mark, Dugan, Brandon, Swenson, John B., Urbano, Lensyl, Stott, Catherine, Taylor, James, Willett, Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: GSA (Geological Society of America) 2003
• Subjects: Long Island; Nantucket; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53700/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53700/1/Person%20et%20al.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1130/B25285.1

Salinity data from the Atlantic continental shelf off New England indicate that the freshwater/saltwater interface is far out of equilibrium with modern sea-level conditions. More than 150 km offshore of Long Island, New York, aquifer salinity levels are less than 5 parts per thousand (5 ppt). Salin...