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Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise in Southeastern Louisiana: Implications for Coastal Management and Restoration

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Background:
Short- & Long-Term Trends
Geologic Processes and Controls
Impacts of Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise
Risk Assessment
Project Work Plan
Bibliography
Project Contact:
Jack Kindinger

Figure 2.

map of southeastern Louisiana Holocene sediment thickness, ranging from 20 meters to greater than 100 meters Figure 2. Map showing thickness of Holocene sediments that have constructed the modern Mississippi River Delta. Colors indicate thickness of sediments. Modified from Kulp, et al., 2002.

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