The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the University of New Orleans (UNO) and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), conducted a high-resolution, single-beam bathymetric survey along the Louisiana southern coastal zone from Belle Pass to Caminada Pass. The survey consisted of 483 line kilometers of data acquired in July and August of 2005. This report outlines the methodology and provides the data from the survey. Analysis of the data and comparison to a similar bathymetric survey completed in 1989 show significant loss of seafloor and shoreline retreat, which is consistent with previously published estimates of shoreline change in the study area.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Title | Bathymetric survey of the nearshore from Belle Pass to Caminada Pass, Louisiana: methods and data report |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds312 |
| Authors | Nancy T. DeWitt, James G. Flocks, Mark Hansen, Mark Kulp, B.J. Reynolds |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Data Series |
| Series Number | 312 |
| Index ID | ds312 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Florida Integrated Science Center |