Session: The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management (Posters): Shea Penland Memorial Session

Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

Presiding:

James G. Flocks and Michael D. Miner

159

Modeling Past and Potential Future Evolution of the Chandeleur Islands of Southeastern Louisiana in Response to Relative-Sea Level Rise
Laura J. Moore, University of Virginia; S. Jeffress Williams, U. S. Geol Survey; Jeffery H. List, U. S. Geol Survey

306-2

160

Assessment of Seagrass Critical Habitat in Response to Dramatic Shoreline Change Resulting from the 2005 Hurricane Season for the Chandeleur Islands
Matthew Bethel, University of New Orleans; Luis Martinez, University of New Orleans

306-3

161

Historical Shoreline Changes and Barrier Island Land Loss along Louisiana's Gulf Shoreline: 1800's – 2005
Luis A. Martinez, University of New Orleans; P. Shea Penland, University of New Orleans; Sean P. O'Brien, University of New Orleans; Matthew B. Bethel, University of New Orleans

306-4

162

Response and Recovery of Barrier Island Breaches Documented by the USGS Extreme Storms Program
M. Dennis Krohn, U.S. Geological Survey; Karen L.M. Morgan, U.S. Geological Survey; Russell Peterson, St. Louis County Public Works Department; Charlene M. Sullivan, contracted by the U.S. Geological Survey; Asbury Sallenger, U.S. Geological Survey

306-5

163

Land Area Changes in Coastal Louisiana after the 2005 Hurricanes: Overview
John A. Barras, National Wetlands Research Center

306-6

164

Land Area Changes in Coastal Louisiana after the 2005 Hurricanes: Marsh Communities
Yvonne Allen, National Wetlands Research Center; John A. Barras, U.S. Geological Survey

306-7

165

Land Area Changes in Coastal Louisiana after the 2005 Hurricanes: A Historical Perspective
Christina Hebert, National Wetlands Research Center; John A. Barras, U.S. Geological Survey

306-8

166

Land Area Change in Coastal Louisiana: A Multidecadal Perspective (from 1956 to 2006)
Julie C. Bernier, U.S. Geological Survey; John A. Barras, U.S. Geological Survey; Robert A. Morton

306-9

167

The Use of Vegetation Indices to Track Marsh Changes Following Hurricane Disturbances
Brady R. Couvillion, IAP World Services Inc. for USGS; Gregory D. Steyer, U.S. Geological Survey; John A. Barras, U.S. Geological Survey

306-10

168

Comparison of 20th Century and Late Holocene Rates of Relative Sea Level Rise for the North American Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: The Importance of Glacio-Isostatic Adjustment
Juan L. González, Tulane University; Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Tulane University

306-11

169

Synthesizing Subsidence Research in Coastal Louisiana
Brendan T. Yuill, University of New Orleans; Denise J. Reed, University of New Orleans

306-12

170

Winter Storms Impact on the Hydrodynamics of Sabine Bank, off Louisiana-Texas Coast, USA
Felix Jose, Coastal Studies Institute; Gregory W. Stone, Coastal Studies Institute; Daijiro Kobashi, Coastal Studies Institute

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