A review of sediment diversion in the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain
One of the proposed methods for restoring the disappearing Mississippi Delta is sediment
diversion which uses channels and structures to divert water and sediment from the …
diversion which uses channels and structures to divert water and sediment from the …
Influence of floods, tides, and vegetation on sediment retention in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA
EA Olliver, DA Edmonds… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment is the most valuable natural resource for deltaic environments because it is
required to build new land. For land building to occur, sediment must be retained in the delta …
required to build new land. For land building to occur, sediment must be retained in the delta …
Ecogeomorphology of coastal deltaic floodplains and estuaries in an active delta: Insights from the Atchafalaya Coastal Basin
RR Twilley, JW Day, AE Bevington… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
We present here an integrated analysis of coastal deltaic floodplains in the active
Atchafalaya Coastal Basin coupled to downstream deltaic estuaries to review how …
Atchafalaya Coastal Basin coupled to downstream deltaic estuaries to review how …
Morphodynamic modeling of Fourleague Bay in Mississippi River Delta: Sediment fluxes across river-estuary-wetland boundaries
To mitigate land losses in the Mississippi River Delta, sediment diversions are being
employed to enable the flow of river water and sediments into wetlands experiencing …
employed to enable the flow of river water and sediments into wetlands experiencing …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing hydrodynamic effects of ecological restoration scenarios for a tidal-dominated wetland in Liaodong Bay (China)
X Li, G Lei, Y Li, Y Wang, Z Tan - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Estuarine wetlands have experienced a variety of ecological and environmental problems
caused by natural and anthropogenic factors. China has proposed a series of measures and …
caused by natural and anthropogenic factors. China has proposed a series of measures and …
Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA
Barataria Bay is a receiving basin for a large Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion scheme in
Louisiana, USA. In this region, data on sediment transport and hydrodynamics are scarce …
Louisiana, USA. In this region, data on sediment transport and hydrodynamics are scarce …
Riverine sediment contribution to distal deltaic wetlands: Fourleague Bay, LA
To combat land loss along the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana has launched a historic
campaign to sustain and regrow coastal lands using, in part, sediment diversions. Previous …
campaign to sustain and regrow coastal lands using, in part, sediment diversions. Previous …
[HTML][HTML] Encountering shoaling internal waves on the dispersal pathway of the pearl river plume in summer
Fundamentally, river plume dynamics are controlled by the buoyancy due to river effluent
and mixing induced by local forcing such as winds and tides. Rarely the influence of far-field …
and mixing induced by local forcing such as winds and tides. Rarely the influence of far-field …
[HTML][HTML] Sediment transport trend and its influencing factors in coastal bedrock island sea areas-a case study of Chudao island, China
Y Zhou, H Wang, Y Yan - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coastal bedrock islands sea areas have a unique natural environment, frequent human
activities, and complex sedimentary dynamic processes. In this paper, we select the Chudao …
activities, and complex sedimentary dynamic processes. In this paper, we select the Chudao …
[HTML][HTML] Patterns of marsh surface accretion rates along salinity and hydroperiod gradients between active and inactive coastal deltaic floodplains
AF Cassaway, RR Twilley, AS Rovai… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High subsidence rates are inherent to coastal deltas worldwide, contributing to rapid rates of
relative sea-level rise and compromising the sustainability of coastal wetlands. Different …
relative sea-level rise and compromising the sustainability of coastal wetlands. Different …