Berlin, Cynthia, and Gregory Chu. "Photographic Journal: The Great River Road in the Upper Mississippi River Valley." Focus On Geography 49.2 (2006): 14.
This photographic journal documents the daily life of the Upper Mississippi region as well as the riverÕs activities.
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Dokka, Roy K. "Modern-Day Tectonic Subsidence in Coastal Louisiana." Geology (Boulder) 34.4 (2006): 281-4.
This document cites that after a test, we can conclude that subsidence is due to the young sediment compaction and/or consilidation and human activities. Tectonic plates (Michoud fault) are also responsible for subsidence, but petroleum does not account much for the loss of land because of little local production.
Flocks, James G., et al. "High-Resolution Stratigraphy of a Mississippi Subdelta-Lobe Progradation in the Barataria Bight, North-Central Gulf of Mexico." Journal of Sedimentary Research 76.3-4 (2006): 429-43.
LouisianaÕs southeastern coastal zone forms because of many cycles of progradation, abandonment, and marine transgression of the MIssissippiu River delta. This document, using collection of geophysical and sediment core data, models the shallow subsurface.
Harrison, Robert W. "The New "Mississippi Problem"." Land Economics 27.4 (1951): 297-305.
Politics involved in how to fix the flooding problem in New Orleans only makes solving the problem more difficult.
James G. Wiener, Calvin R. Fremling, Carl E. Korschgen, Kevin P. Kenow, Eileen M. Kirsch, Sara J. Rogers, Yao Yin, Jennifer S. Sauer. "Mississippi River." USGS. 2006. 09/25/06 .
This website introduces to Mississippi River as well as its general information, such as its geography, geologic history, abundant natural habitat along the river, and human development. It also mentions the recent changes of the river (the decline of wetland) and how these changes affect the local ecosystem.
Kamojjala, S., et al. "Analysis of 1993 Upper Mississippi Flood Highway Infrastructure Damage; Proceedings of the 1995 First International Conference on Water Resources Engineering." First International Conference on Water Resources Engineering, San Antonio, TX. United States, August 14-18, 1995.
This document analyzes the damage of the highway system during the flood of 1993 in the Upper Mississippi region.
Leclair, Suzanne F. "New Pieces to the Puzzle of Reconstructing Sediment Paleofluxes from River Dune Deposits." Geology (Boulder) 34.5 (2006): 401-4.
The author examines the process of river deposits and how it varies depending on different conditions. He also proposes a method to reconstruct the distribution of dune-bed surface elevation.
Lubick, Naomi. "After Katrina; Tracking Air and Water Quality." GeoTimes 51.2 (2006): 30-2.
After Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, it destroyed everything in its path. The aftermath was more horrifying, especially when it comes to air and water supplies, which were rare because of contamination.
Marris, Emma. "The Vanishing Coast." Nature (London) 438.7070 (2005): 908-9.
The author travels to New Orleans after Katrina and access what can be saved and what cannot.
Michael Grunwald, Susan B. Glasser. "Experts Say Faulty Levees Caused Much of Flooding." Washing Post September 21 2005: A01.09/26/06 .
Hurricane experts from Louisiana suggested that KatrinaÕs surges were not responsible for flooding New Orleans, but rather the poorly-constructed levee system. Consequently, the damages in New Orleans could have been prevented had the levees held as they were supposed to.
Sever, Megan. "When Levees Fail." GeoTimes 51.8 (2006): 18-23.
After Katrina hits New Orleans, many were surprised that the levees did not hold in a Catergory-3 hurricane. Sever investigates and compare New Orleans to geographically-similar region, such as Holland.
Stephen A. Nelson, Suzanna F. Leclair. "Katrina's Unique Splay Deposits in a New Orleans Neighborhood." The Geological Society of America 16 (2006)
From studying the morphology and sedimentology of the London Avenue Canal, the authors found that the area has been deposited by different materials from sand to clay balls. These deposits are examples of crevasse splay deposits in an urban environment.
Tornqvist, Torbjorn E., et al. "How Stable is the Mississippi Delta?" Geology (Boulder) 34.8 (2006): 697-700.
The author presents new sea-level index points from two study areas in the southwestern Mississippi Delta that conincides with a record from the eastern part of the delta. Document shows that the delta moves approximately .1 mm per year.
Urban, Michael J. "Setting the Stage for Disaster; a Look at the Conditions Surrounding Katrina's Landfall in New Orleans." The Professional Geologist 43.1 (2006): 6-9.
The author evaluates all the conditions before Katrina made landfall including temperature, economic and geological hazards.
Waltham, Tony. "The Flooding of New Orleans." Geology Today 21.6 (2005): 225-31.
According to the author, the Mississippi Delta is a time bomb even though with the defenses that men can best provide because of the geographical disadvantages. The time bomb explodes when Katrina hit.
