Subsurface controls on historical subsidence rates and associated wetland loss in southcentral Louisiana
September 3, 2002
Two regional releveling profiles and six tide gauges provide a basis for evaluating recent rates of delta plain subsidence in southcentral Louisiana. Analyses of these records demonstrate close correlations among highest historical rates of subsidence, rapid wetland losses, large volume hydrocarbon production, and probable reactivation of deep subsurface faults. Other researchers have demonstrated that the highest geological subsidence rates of the Mississippi delta plain (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Title | Subsurface controls on historical subsidence rates and associated wetland loss in southcentral Louisiana |
| Authors | Robert A. Morton, Noreen Buster, M. Krohn |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions |
| Index ID | 70123287 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Coastal and Marine Geology Program; Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |