2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management: Shea Penland Memorial Session
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227 The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management: Shea Penland Memorial Session



Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:00 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall A
Presiding:
Michael D. Miner and James G. Flocks
8:00 AM
Shea Penland's Contributions to Geology and Management of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastline
8:25 AM
227-1
Geologic Considerations for the Management of the Transgressive Mississippi River Delta Plain
Mark Kulp, University of New Orleans; Duncan FitzGerald, Boston University; Michael D. Miner, University of New Orleans; Ioannis Georgiou, University of New Orleans
8:40 AM
227-2
Towards a comprehensive understanding of Mississippi Delta subsidence
Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Tulane University
8:55 AM
227-3
The Ups and Downs of Mississippi Delta
Mike Blum, Louisiana State University; Jonathan Tomkin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:10 AM
227-4
Recent Reductions of Subsidence Rates In the Mississippi River Delta Plain
Julie C. Bernier, U.S. Geological Survey; Robert A. Morton, U.S. Geological Survey; John A. Barras, U.S. Geological Survey
9:25 AM
227-5
Land Area Change in Coastal Louisiana 1956 to 2006
John A. Barras, U.S. Geological Survey; Julie C. Bernier, U.S. Geological Survey; Robert A. Morton
9:40 AM
227-6
Regional Coastal Evolution along the Mississippi River Delta Plain Barrier Shorelines
Michael D. Miner, University of New Orleans; Mark A. Kulp, University of New Orleans; James Flocks, U.S. Geol Survey; David C. Twichell, U.S. Geol Survey; Duncan FitzGerald, Boston University; Darin Lee, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
9:55 AM
227-7
Assessing the Importance of Shoreward Vs. Alongshore Sand Transport during the Late Holocene Evolution of the Chandeleur Islands, LA
David C. Twichell, US Geological Survey; James G. Flocks, U.S. Geological Survey; Michael D. Miner, University of New Orleans; Wayne Baldwin, U.S. Geological Survey; Elizabeth A. Pendleton, US Geological Survey; Mark A. Kulp, University of New Orleans; I. Georgiou, Univ. of New Orleans
10:10 AM
227-8
Preliminary Assessment of Transport Trends in a Transgressive Barrier Island Chain Using Multidimensional Numerical Models
Ioannis Georgiou, University of New Orleans; Mark A. Kulp, University of New Orleans; Michael D. Miner, University of New Orleans; James G. Flocks, U.S. Geological Survey; David C. Twichell, U.S. Geological Survey
10:25 AM
227-9
Storm Erosion and Partial Recovery of Barrier Islands in Deltaic Settings
Julie Dean Rosati, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Robert G. Dean, Univ of Florida; John Dingler
10:40 AM
227-10
The Role of Storms In the Dynamics of Deltaic Coastal Wetlands
Denise J. Reed, University of New Orleans
10:55 AM
227-11
The Modern Atchafalaya Shelf Mud Clinoform and Its Overlooked Implications for Large River Diversions
Mead A. Allison, University of Texas at Austin
11:10 AM
227-12
The Mississippi River Flood of 2008: Sediment Dynamics and Implications for Coastal Restoration
Alexander S. Kolker, Tulane University; Mead A. Allison, Jackson School of Geosciences; Kristen A. Butcher, Tulane University; Robinson W. Fulweiler, Louisiana State University; Sara Green, Lousiana State University; Jeff Nittrouer, University of Texas; J. Andrew Nyman, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Brad Rosenheim, Tulane University
11:25 AM
227-13
Long-Term Use of Louisiana Offshore Sand Resources: Implications for Unique Sediment Dynamics Over Intermittent Sandy and Muddy Seabed on Ship Shoal for Short-Term Geomorphological Changes, South-Central Louisiana
Daijiro Kobashi, Coastal Studies Institute; Gregory Stone, Coastal Studies Institute; Syed Khalil, Coastal engineering Div
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