Impact of an extreme event on the sediment budget: Hurricane Andrew in the Louisiana barrier islands
Edited by: B.L Edge
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Abstract
This paper examines the influence of Hurricane Andrew on the sediment budget of an 80-kilometer section of the Louisiana barrier islands west of the modern Mississippi delta. Because long-term bathymetric change has been extensively studied in this area, excellent baseline data are available for evaluating the impact of Hurricane Andrew. Results show that despite the high intensity of the storm and a storm track optimally positioned to impact the study area, the storm did not have an overwhelming influence on the sediment budget when compared to the changes occurring over the previous 50 years. For the Louisiana barrier islands, a 50-year record appears to be adequate for averaging the long-term contributions of both major and minor storm events to the sediment budget.
Suggested Citation
List, J., Hansen, M., Sallenger, Jaffe, B.E., 1997, Impact of an extreme event on the sediment budget: Hurricane Andrew in the Louisiana barrier islands, in Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference, v. 3, Orlando, FL, USA, 2 September 1996 through 6 September 1996, p. 2756-2769.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Impact of an extreme event on the sediment budget: Hurricane Andrew in the Louisiana barrier islands |
| Volume | 3 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASCE |
| Publisher location | New York, NY, United States |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 14 p. |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference |
| First page | 2756 |
| Last page | 2769 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 1996 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering. Part 1 (of 4) |
| Conference Location | Orlando, FL, USA |
| Conference Date | 2 September 1996 through 6 September 1996 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |