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Coastal & Marine Geology Program > Coastal Classification Mapping Project > Open File Report 2005-1261

Coastal Classification Atlas

Western Louisiana Coastal Classification Maps - Lower Mud Lake Entrance Channel to Sabine Pass

USGS Open File Report 2005-1261

Robert A. Morton, Russell L. Peterson, Tara L. Miller

Report Home Maps Overview Mapping Methods Coastal Classifications Geologic Setting Coastal Processes Coastal Vulnerability Classification Summary References

References

  • Gould, H.R., and McFarlan, E. Jr., 1959, Geologic history of the chenier plain, southwestern Louisiana: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, Transactions, v. 9, p. 261-270.
  • McBride, R.A., Penland, S., Hiland, M.W., Williams, S.J., Westphal, K.A., Jaffe, B.E., and Sallenger, A.H., 1992, Analysis of barrier shoreline change in Louisiana from 1853 to 1989, in Williams, S.J., Penland, S., and Sallenger, A.H., eds., Atlas of shoreline changes in Louisiana from 1853 to 1989: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series I-2150-A, p. 36-97.
  • Morton, R.A., and Sallenger, A.H., 2003, Morphological impacts of extreme storms on sandy beaches and barriers: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 19, p. 560-573.
  • Penland, S. and Boyd, R. 1985. Transgressive depositional environments of the Mississippi River Delta Plain: Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Guidebook Series No. 3, 233 p.
  • Simpson, R.H., and Lawrence, M.B., 1971, Atlantic hurricane frequencies along the U.S. coastline: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-581, 15 p.

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