South-Central Section - 50th Annual Meeting - 2016

Session No. 9
Monday, 21 March 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Governor Room (Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center)

T9. Coastal and Shelf Sediment Transport Processes and Products of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

 

Samuel J. Bentley, Kehui Xu, Jeff Obelcz, Jiaze Wang and Crawford White, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
9-1
1:30 PM
THE REMARKABLE LATE HOLOCENE SHIFT FROM TRANSGRESSIVE TO HIGHSTAND SEDIMENTATION IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
ANDERSON, John B., Department of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, WALLACE, Davin J., Department of Marine Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1020 Balch Blvd, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, SIMMS, Alexander R., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B., Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557, johna@rice.edu, johna@rice.edu
9-2
1:50 PM
ASSESSMENT OF MUD-CAPPED DREDGE PIT EVOLUTION OFFSHORE LOUISIANA: IMPLICATIONS TO SAND EXCAVATION AND COASTAL RESTORATION
XU, Kehui, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science, Louisiana State University, 2165 Energy, Coast and Environment Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, MINER, Mike, Marine Minerals Program, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico Region, New Orleans, LA 70123, BENTLEY, Samuel J., Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, LI, Chunyan, Oceanography and Coastal Science, Louisiana State University, 208 Howe Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, OBELCZ, Jeff, Louisiana State University and O'CONNOR, Meg, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, kxu@lsu.edu, kxu@lsu.edu
9-3
2:10 PM
QUANTIFYING TIDAL INLETS AS A SINK OF LITTORAL SEDIMENT
NIENHUIS, Jaap H., Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Instution, 266 Woods Hole Road MS 22, Woods Hole, MA 02543; Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118 and ASHTON, Andrew D., Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 360 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, jhn@mit.edu, jhn@mit.edu
9-4
2:30 PM
ARE PONDS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERMANENT MARSH LOSS?
MARIOTTI, Giulio, Department of Oceanography and Ocean Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, gmariotti@lsu.edu, gmariotti@lsu.edu
9-5
2:50 PM
CONNECTING THE BACKWATER HYDRAULICS OF COASTAL RIVERS TO RIVERINE SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY
FERNANDES, Anjali M., Integrative Geosciences, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, TORNQVIST, Torbjörn E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, STRAUB, Kyle, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118 and MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692, anjali.fernandes@uconn.edu, anjali.fernandes@uconn.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
9-6
3:25 PM
GEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MIDDLE BARATARIA BAY RECEIVING BASIN: THE INFLUENCE OF STRATIGRAPHY ON SEDIMENT DIVERSION PROJECTS
HUGHES, J. Ethan T.1, CRAWFORD, Frances R.1, BOMER, Edwin J.1, BENTLEY, Samuel J.2 and XU, Kehui2, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, jhugh43@lsu.edu, jhugh43@lsu.edu
9-7
3:45 PM
SEDIMENTATION DYNAMICS AND STRATIGRAPHY OF BRETON SOUND ESTUARY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEDIMENT DIVERSION STRUCTURES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
BOMER, Edwin J.1, HUGHES, J. Ethan T.1, HEATH, Abigail A.1, BENTLEY, Samuel J.2 and XU, Kehui3, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3)Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, BATON ROUGE, LA 70803, ebomer1@lsu.edu, ebomer1@lsu.edu
9-8
4:05 PM
DECLINE OF THE SUBAQUEOUS MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA FRONT: IMPLICATIONS FOR MUDFLOW HAZARD
MALONEY, Jillian1, BENTLEY, Samuel J.2, OBELCZ, Jeff3, XU, Kehui2, GEORGIOU, Ioannis4, MINER, Mike5 and KELLER, Gregory2, (1)San Diego State University, Department of Geological Sciences, 5500 Campinale Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, (2)Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3)Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, 2151 Energy, Coast and Environment Building, BATON ROUGE, LA 70803, (4)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, (5)Marine Minerals Program, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico Region, New Orleans, LA 70123, jmaloney@mail.sdsu.edu, jmaloney@mail.sdsu.edu
9-9
4:25 PM
INFLUENCES OF HURRICANES, FLOODS, AND ORGANIC PRODUCTION ON RIVER DELTA EVOLUTION
WHITE, Crawford, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, BENTLEY, Samuel J., Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and XU, Kehui, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, BATON ROUGE, LA 70803; Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, cwhit85@lsu.edu, cwhit85@lsu.edu
4:45 PM
SUBAQUEOUS MUDSLIDES ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA FRONT: IS SEAFLOOR MOVEMENT DRIVEN EXCLUSIVELY BY KATRINA-SCALE HURRICANES?
OBELCZ, Jeff1, XU, Kehui2, BENTLEY, Samuel J.2, GEORGIOU, Ioannis3, MALONEY, Jillian4 and MINER, Mike5, (1)Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, 2151 Energy, Coast and Environment Building, BATON ROUGE, LA 70803, (2)Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, (4)San Diego State University, Department of Geological Sciences, 5500 Campinale Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, (5)Marine Minerals Program, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico Region, New Orleans, LA 70123, jobelc1@lsu.edu, jobelc1@lsu.edu
5:05 PM
LARGE EDDY SIMULATION OF SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS IN SHALLOW WATER
LIU, Jinliang, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, LIANG, Junhong, Center for Computation & Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and CHEN, Qin, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, BATON ROUGE, LA 70803; Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Center for Computation & Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, jliu73@lsu.edu, jliu73@lsu.edu
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