Sentence examples for on the outer shelf from inspiring English sources

Two sites on the outer shelf and one on the upper slope were drilled.

Species richness and abundance were highest offshore on the outer shelf.

Clastic sediments were probably brought on the outer shelf during early transgression, and by longshore currents.

On the outer shelf, the carbonates commonly grade into laminated mudstone and shale that accumulated in deeper water.

Alternating continental and marine strata corresponding to glaciation and interglaciation are well preserved on the outer shelf of the ECS.

The unidirectional migration of these canyons is attributed to the activity of the South China Sea Warm Current on the outer shelf.

Wave dominance of deltas on the outer shelves in the growth compartments suggest that building of the upper slope rather lowers slope margin, and decreases the likelihood of the presence of sandy deep water fans.

What is known about species richness and distribution on the outer-shelf south Texas Banks?

The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that it provided an assessment of Interior's map for oil exploration on the coastal outer shelf "that identifies locations … areas where the [Defense's] offshore readiness activities are not compatible, partially compatible or minimally impacted by oil and gas activities," spokesman Matthew Allen said.

Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was in Santa Barbara just weeks earlier to outline his energy policy — one that included a new willingness to encourage drilling on the outer continental shelf.

Congress first adopted its moratorium against drilling on the outer continental shelf, 3 to 200 miles offshore, in 1981.