Coastal Geology Technical Reports
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Coastal Structures in Louisiana’s Barataria Bight.
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 1
by J. Mossa, S. Penland, and T.F. Moslow, 1985, 28 pp.
Describes the effects different structures have had on different stretches of the South Louisiana barrier coastline.
Price: $15.00
A Reassessment of Louisiana Peat Resources Based on Leaching Experiments.
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 2
by E. C. Kosters and A. Bailey . 1986 . 108 pp. . Evaluates south Louisiana peats for their potential for industrial use and for their soluble salts.
Price: $15.00
Relative Sea Level Rise and Subsidence in Louisiana and Gulf of Mexico.
Coastal Geology Technical Report No. 3
by S. Penland, K. E. Ramsey, R. A. McBride, T. F. Moslow and K. A. Westphal . 1989 . 65 pp.
Analysis of two tide gage networks in Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Price: $30.00
Relative Sea Level Rise and Delta-Plain Development in the Terrebonne Parish Region
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 4
by S. Penland, K.E. Ramsey, R.A. McBride, J.T. Mestayer, and K.A. Westphal, 1988, 121 pp.
Data from tide gage stations, from geodetic leveling surveys, from vibracore sampling, and from carbon-14 measurements.
Price: $30.00
Coastal Sand Dunes of Louisiana: An Inventory, Isles Dernieres.
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 5
by W. Ritchie, K. Westphal, R.A. McBride, and S. Penland, 1989, 60 pp.
An inventory of the geomorphology, sediment, and vegetation of the islands; includes maps, profiles, and photographs.
Price: $30.00
Coastal Sand Dunes of Louisiana: An Inventory. The Plaquemines Shoreline.
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 6
by W. Ritchie, K.A. Westphal, R.A. McBride, and S. Penland, 1990, 90 pp.
An inventory of the geomorphology, sediment, and vegetation of the islands; includes maps, profiles, and photographs.
Price: $30.00
Coastal Sand Dunes of Louisiana: An Inventory. The Chandeleur Islands
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 7
by W. Ritchie, K. Westphal, R.A. McBride, and S. Penland, 1992, 150 pp.
An inventory of the geomorphology, sediment, and vegetation of the islands; includes
maps, profiles, and photographs.
Price: $30.00
Nearshore Sand Resources of the Mississippi River Delta Plain: Marsh Island to Sandy
Point
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 8
by J.R. Suter, S. Penland, and K.E. Ramsey, 1991, 130 pp.
Louisiana’s critical coastal erosion problem requires large quantities of sand from
offshore deposits. To locate such deposits, geophysical and geotechnical surveys were
conducted on the Louisiana continental shelf.
Price: $30.00
Coastal Sand Dunes of Louisiana: An Inventory. The Bayou Lafourche Barrier Shoreline
Coastal Geology Technical Reports No. 9
by W. Ritchie, K.A. Westphal, R.A. McBride and S. Penland, 1995, 200 pp.
An inventory of the geomorphology, sediment, and vegetation of the coastal headland and associated barrier islands; includes maps, plates, figures, profiles, photographs, and appendices.
Price: $40.00
Investigation and GIS Development of the Buried Holocene-Pleistocene Surface in the
Louisiana Coastal Plain, 2015
A technical report to accompany final digital deliverables for contract CPRA-2013-TO11SBO1-DR. A comprehensive study of the structure of the Holocene-Pleistocene surface in south Louisiana. Three map plates, Isopach Map, Structure Map, and Topo-bathy Map