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Latest Quaternary stratigraphic framework of the Mississippi River delta region

Previous researchers separated the uppermost Quaternary stratigraphy of the Mississippi River delta region into two major lithofacies. The stratigraphically lower of these, "substratum," primarily consists of coarse-grained sediment deposited within lowstand-incised stream valleys. Relatively finer-grained "topstratum" overlies substratum; above interfluves, topstratum directly overlies weathered
Authors
Mark Kulp, Paul Howell, Sandra Adiau, Shea Penland, Jack Kindinger, S. Jeffress Williams

Sand resources, regional geology, and coastal processes for shoreline restoration: case study of Barataria shoreline, Louisiana

The Louisiana barrier shoreline of Barataria Basin, which lies within the western Mississippi River delta, has undergone significant retreat during the past 100 years. The most practical restoration method to rebuild these shorelines is sand nourishment. Seismic and sonar interpretations verified with geologic samples (vibracores and borings) indicate that there are nine sand targets within the Ba
Authors
Jack L. Kindinger, James G. Flocks, Mark Kulp, Shea Penland, Louis D. Britsch

11 things a geologist thinks an engineer should know about carbonate beaches

This is a review of the geological aspects of carbonate beaches that a geologist thinks may be useful for an engineer. Classical geologic problems of carbonate beaches, for example how ancient examples are recognized in rock sequences, are of little interest to engineers. Geologists not involved in engineering problems may find it difficult to know what an engineer should understand about carbonat
Authors
Robert B. Halley

Design and performance of a horizontal mooring for upper-ocean research

This paper describes the design and performance of a two-dimensional moored array for sampling horizontal variability in the upper ocean. The mooring was deployed in Massachusetts Bay in a water depth of 84 m for the purpose of measuring the horizontal structure of internal waves. The mooring was instrumented with three acoustic current meters (ACMs) spaced along a 170-m horizontal cable that was
Authors
Mark Grosenbaugh, Steven Anderson, Richard Trask, Jason Gobat, Walter Paul, Bradford Butman, Robert Weller

The movement of soil and sediment in Earth's atmosphere: microbiology and ecosystem health

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Authors
Dale W. Griffin, C.A. Kellogg, V.H. Garrison, C. Holmes, E.A. Shinn

Sediment-hosted contaminants and distribution patterns in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River Deltas

The Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers transport very large amounts of bedload and suspended sediments to the deltaic and coastal environments of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Absorbed onto these sediments are contaminants that may be detrimental to the environment. To adequately assess the impact of these contaminants it is first necessary to develop an understanding of sediment distribution patte
Authors
James G. Flocks, Jack L. Kindinger, Nicholas Ferina, Chandra Dreher

Evidence from the AD 2000 Izu islands earthquake swarm that stressing rate governs seismicity

Magma intrusions and eruptions commonly produce abrupt changes in seismicity far from magma conduits1,2,3,4 that cannot be associated with the diffusion of pore fluids or heat5. Such ‘swarm’ seismicity also migrates with time, and often exhibits a ‘dog-bone’-shaped distribution3,4,6,7,8,9. The largest earthquakes in swarms produce aftershocks that obey an Omori-type (exponential) temporal decay10,
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Shingi Toda, Ross S. Stein, Takeshi Sagiya