Fault Related Changes in Louisiana Coastal Geometry

Nancye H. Dawers & Emily Martin
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Tulane University

Final Report
Contract # C162522

Disclaimer

This report was prepared under a contract between Tulane University and the Louisiana Governor’s Applied Coastal Research and Development Program (GACRDP).  The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office—Office of the Governor or those of the Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the state of Louisiana.

Report Availability

Additional copies of this report may be obtained by writing to:

The Governor’s Applied Coastal Research and Development Program
2005 Deliverables
Room 258-A Military Science Building, Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Telephone: (225) 578-3477
FAX: (225) 578-0403

or from

The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator/Office of the Governor
Natural Resources Building, 625 North 4th Street, Room 800 Baton Rouge, La. 70804
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Telephone: (225) 219-5800
FAX: (225) 219-5802

Citation 

Suggested Citation:
Dawers, N.H. and E. Martin. 2005. Fault-related changes in Louisiana coastal geometry, Louisiana Governor’s Applied Coastal Research and Development Program, GACRDP Technical Report Series 05-000, XX p.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Louisiana Governor’s Applied Coastal Research and Development Program. E. Martin was also partially supported by the Graduate School of Tulane University. Special thanks go to Dr. Sherwood Gagliano, Richard Greig, and Lane Rivenbark of Coastal Environments, Inc., and also Kathy Haggar; they were invaluable in helping us collect field data. We also thank Seismic Exchange, Inc., Western Geco, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and Bob Murphy for allowing us access to subsurface data.