2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 53
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

J12. Land Subsidence Attributable to Subsurface Fluid Extraction in Coastal Lowlands: Contributions to Relative Sea-Level Rise

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; National Ground Water Association, Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; USGS Subsidence Interest Group; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Devin L. Galloway, Stanley A. Leake, Keith R. Prince and Thomas J. Burbey, Conveners/Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
SUBSIDENCE: Whose Problem Is It, Anyway?
NEIGHBORS, Ronald J. and MICHEL, Thomas A., Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, 1660 W. Bay Area Blvd, Friendswood, TX 77546, rneighbors@subsidence.org, rneighbors@subsidence.org
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8:25 AM
Integrating Spatial Infrastructure Components for Measuring “True” Local Sea Level Rise
ZILKOSKI, Dave and SCOTT, Galen, National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 N/NGS, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Dave.Zilkoski@noaa.gov, Dave.Zilkoski@noaa.gov
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8:45 AM
Relative Sea Level Rise at Venice, Italy
CARBOGNIN, Laura1, TEATINI, Pietro2 and TOSI, Luigi1, (1)Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Castello 1364/a, Venezia, 30122, Italy, (2)Dept. of Mathematical Methods and Models for Scientific Applications, University of Padova, Via Trieste 63, Padova, 35121, Italy, teatini@dmsa.unipd.it, teatini@dmsa.unipd.it
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9:05 AM
Injecting Seawater Underground to Raise Lowlying High-Value Coastland. A Pilot Project at Venice, Italy
CASTELLETTO, Nicola1, FERRONATO, Massimiliano1, GAMBOLATI, Giuseppe1, PUTTI, Mario2 and TEATINI, Pietro1, (1)Dept. of Mathematical Methods and Models for Scientific Applications, University of Padova, Via Trieste 63, Padova, 35121, Italy, (2)Dept. of Mathematical Methods and Models for Scientific Applications, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Trieste 63, Padova, 35121, Italy, teatini@dmsa.unipd.it, teatini@dmsa.unipd.it
 
9:25 AM
Break
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9:40 AM
Subsidence, Wetland Loss, and Hydrocarbon Production In the Mississippi Delta Plain
MORTON, Robert A., U.S. Geological Survey, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg 130, Austin, TX 78758, BERNIER, Julie C., U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and BARRAS, John A., U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70894, rmorton@usgs.gov, rmorton@usgs.gov
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10:00 AM
Land Surface Subsidence In Southwestern Louisiana Caused by Seasonal Groundwater Withdrawal
NUNN, Jeffrey A., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, gljeff@lsu.edu, gljeff@lsu.edu
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10:15 AM
Subsidence in the Louisiana Coastal Zone Due to Hydrocarbon Production
MALLMAN, Ellen P.1, ZOBACK, Mark D.2 and HAGIN, Paul2, (1)BP America, 200 Westlake Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77079, (2)Geophysics, Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, CA 94305, ellen.mallman@bp.com, ellen.mallman@bp.com
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10:30 AM
Coastal Restoration In the Mississippi Delta - a Geo-Ecological Perspective
TÖRNQVIST, Torbjörn E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698 and DAY Jr, John W., Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, tor@tulane.edu, tor@tulane.edu
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10:45 AM
Unravelling Shallow Causes of Subsidence
NOORLANDT, Rik P., MUNTENDAM-BOS, Annemarie G., BAKR, Mahmoud, DE LANGE, Ger and FOKKER, Peter A., TNO, PO Box 80015, Utrecht, 3508TA, Netherlands, rik.noorlandt@tno.nl, rik.noorlandt@tno.nl
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11:00 AM
Delta Subsidence in Northwest Washington
HAUGERUD, Ralph A., U.S. Geological Survey, c/o Dept Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, rhaugerud@usgs.gov, rhaugerud@usgs.gov
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11:15 AM
Analysis and Simulation of Land Subsidence Caused by Groundwater Exploitation in the Hangzhou-Jiaxiang-Huzhou Plain, Southern China
CAO, Guoliang1, ZHENG, Chunmiao1 and ZHAO, Jiankang2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Geological Environment Monitoring Station of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310007, China, gcao@crimson.ua.edu, gcao@crimson.ua.edu
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11:30 AM
Mid-Holocene Rapid Sea-Level Rise: A Window into the Future?
YU, Shiyong1, LI, Yong-Xiang2 and TÖRNQVIST, Torbjörn E.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, syu2@tulane.edu, syu2@tulane.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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