Geology of the Chenier Plain of Cameron Parish, southwestern Louisiana

GSA Field Guides

Volumn 14, Issue , 2008, Pages 27-38

  Owen, Donald E ^a  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach ridge; Cameron Parish; Chenier; Chenier plain; Cold front; Estuaries; Gulf of Mexico; Holocene; Hurricane; Longshore current; Louisiana; Microtidal; Mississippi River delta lobe; Mudflat; Sea level rise; Spits; Storm surge; Subsidence; Tropical cyclone; Vermillion Parish

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ESTUARIES; FLOODS; HURRICANES; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; SUBSIDENCE; TIDAL POWER; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WETLANDS;

BEACH RIDGE; CAMERON PARISH; CHENIER; CHENIER PLAIN; COLD FRONT; GULF OF MEXICO; HOLOCENES; LONGSHORE CURRENTS; LOUISIANA; MICROTIDAL; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; MUDFLATS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SPITS; STORM SURGES; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERMILLION PARISH;

BEACHES;

EID: 84901624989     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2008.fld014(02)     Document Type: Article

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