Author: Lawrence J. RousePublisher:
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Category : Barrier islands
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Critical Physical Processes of Wetland Loss, Coastal Louisiana
Author: Lawrence J. RousePublisher:
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Category : Barrier islands
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Drawing Louisiana's New Map
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309164907
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives, property, and economies-a fact underscored by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Drawing Louisiana's New Map reviews a restoration plan proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Louisiana, finding that, although the individual projects in the study are scientifically sound, there should be more and larger scale projects that provide a comprehensive approach to addressing land loss over such a large area. More importantly, the study should be guided by a detailed map of the expected future landscape of coastal Louisiana that is developed from agreed upon goals for the region and the nation.
Drawing Louisiana's New Map
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309100542
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives, property, and economies-a fact underscored by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Drawing Louisiana's New Map reviews a restoration plan proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Louisiana, finding that, although the individual projects in the study are scientifically sound, there should be more and larger scale projects that provide a comprehensive approach to addressing land loss over such a large area. More importantly, the study should be guided by a detailed map of the expected future landscape of coastal Louisiana that is developed from agreed upon goals for the region and the nation.
Proceedings of the Conference on Coastal Erosion and Wetland Modification in Louisiana
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Office of Biological ServicesPublisher:
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Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Louisiana Coastal Wetlands
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesPublisher:
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Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Gas-rich Sediment and Coastal Wetland Loss in Louisiana
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
High rates of wetland loss in southern Louisiana provide the impetus for examining the role that trapped, biogenic gases play in regulating subsidence of coastal areas. A significant cause for wetland loss in this region is relative sea-level rise produced by sediment-volume reduction. Dewatering, grain reorientation and packing, and oxidation of organic-rich sediments are thought to be the main processes for volume loss. It is argued that natural and anthropogenic causes for sediment degasification play a critical role in sediment-volume reduction. Compressional wave velocities were measured at 34 sites in both the abandoned (Holocene) and modern parts of the Mssissippi Delta. A low-frequency source (
Saving Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands
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Category : Human beings
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Tracings: 94.52.30.
Federal Coastal Wetland Mapping Programs
Author: Sari J. KiralyPublisher:
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Category : Coasts
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Natural and Human Causes of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana
Author: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Coastal Studies InstitutePublisher:
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
"The dramatic loss of Louisiana's coastal wetlands and barrier shorelines is well recognized by government agencies, industry, universities, and the public. Between 1930 and 1990 the deltaic plain of the Mississippi River lost over 680,000 acres of land due to a complex suite of causes. Controversy and debate continues as to the causes of coastal land loss in Louisiana. Estimates, based on previous research, of the contribution of man to the land loss problem ranges between 10 percent and 90 percent. Different agencies and industries have been targeted as the primary cause of coastal land loss from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the oil and gas industry. In many cases the role of natural processes and the multiple causality of the coastal land loss problem has been overlooked. In an effort to further our understanding and knowledge of the coastal land loss problem in Louisiana, the Gas Research Institute (GRI) sponsored a research project entitled Natural and Human Causes of Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana through the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The study team consisted of scientists from GRI, ANL, Louisiana State University (LSU), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Army Corps Engineers (USACE), and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCOM)." - introduction
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