Morphological responses of the Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, to Hurricanes Rita

Morphological responses of the Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, to Hurricanes Rita

This study examines the morphodynamic response of a deltaic system to extreme weather events. The Wax Lake Delta (WLD) in Louisiana, USA, is used to illustrate the impact of extreme events (hurricanes) on a river-dominated deltaic system. Simulations using the open source Delft3D model reveal that H...

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Main Authors: Fei Xing, James P.M. Syvitski, Albert J. Kettner, Ehab A. Meselhe, John H. Atkinson, Ashok K. Khadka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2017-12-01
Series:Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Subjects:
sediment balance
hurricanes
vegetation
hurricane track
waves
Wax Lake Delta
Online Access:https://www.elementascience.org/articles/125

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