Hurricane Isaac storm surge deposition in a coastal wetland along Lake Pontchartrain, southern Louisiana

Autor: Kam-biu Liu, Gregory Keller, Jill M. Arriola, Thomas A. Bianchette, Nina S. N. Lam, Terrence A. McCloskey, Jaye E. Cable
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Coastal Research. 70:266-271
ISSN: 1551-5036
0749-0208
Popis: Liu, K.., McCloskey, T.A., Bianchette, T.A., Keller, G., Lam, N.S.N., Cable, J.E., Arriola, J. 2014. Hurricane Isaac Storm Surge Deposition in a Coastal Wetland along Lake Pontchartrain, Southern Louisiana. In: Green, A.N. and Cooper, J.A.G. (eds.), Proceedings 13th International Coastal Symposium (Durban, South Africa), Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 70, pp. 266–271, ISSN 0749-0208. Hurricanes play an important role in shaping the coast of Louisiana. Although the sedimentary signatures of hurricane deposits have been documented in several different coastal environments along the northern Gulf coast, no studies have as yet documented the signatures in wetlands adjacent to large, inland brackish water bodies. In this paper we present results of a case study documenting the distribution and characteristics of storm surge deposits related to Hurricane Isaac (2012) in a wetland on the western shore of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Hurricane Isaac, a category1 storm, made landfall nea...
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