Recent subsidence-rate reductions in the Mississippi delta and their geological implications

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 555-561

  Morton, Robert A ^a   Bernier, Julie C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark; GPS; Hydrocarbon production; Subsidence rates; Tide gauge

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; GEOLOGICAL TIME; GPS; HYDROCARBON; MONITORING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUBSIDENCE; TIDE GAUGE;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952641214     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-09-00014R1.1     Document Type: Article

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