Chesapeake Bay impact structure drilled

Deep drilling into the Chesapeake Bay impact structure.

Samples from a 1.76-kilometer-deep corehole drilled near the center of the late Eocene Chesapeake Bay impact structure (Virginia, USA) reveal its geologic, hydrologic, and biologic history. We conducted stratigraphic and petrologic analyses of the cores to elucidate the timing and results of impact-melt creation and distribution, transient-cavity collapse, and ocean-water resurge. Comparison of...

Thermal History of the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater

Interactive Chesapeake Bay Simulation

Scientists use sophisticated numerical models to study ocean circulation and other physical systems, but the complex nature of such simulation software generally make them inaccessible to non-expert users. In principle, however, numerical models represent an ideal teaching tool, allowing users to model the response of a complex system to changing conditions. We have designed an interactive simu...

Melt Particles in the Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure Eyreville Drill Core – A Progress Report

Introduction: The Chesapeake Bay impact structure, 35 Myr old and 85 km in diameter, is one of the largest and best preserved impact structures on Earth [1]. The structure was drilled in the central part at Eyreville in 2005-2006 during an ICDP-USGS drilling project. Three drill cores (Eyreville A, B, and C), intersecting the impact structure to a total depth of 1766 m, were recovered within th...

Enhanced HSPF Model Structure for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Simulation

For more than two decades, an HSPF-based watershed model has been used to simulate nutrient and sediment load delivery to the Chesapeake Bay. Over time, the watershed model has increased in complexity commensurate with the management challenges in Chesapeake Bay restoration. The increased complexity poses challenges to the standard application of HSPF for efficient operation of the model in a l...