Is it feasible to build new land in the mississippi river delta?

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Volumn 90, Issue 42, 2009, Pages 373-374

  Kim, W ^a   Mohrig, D ^a   Twilley, R ^b   Paola, C ^c   Parker, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE PLANNING; SUBSIDENCE;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949148068     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009EO420001     Document Type: Article

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