Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise in Southeastern Louisiana: Implications for Coastal Management and Restoration

Bibliography - Publications Relevant to Louisiana: 1980-2004

Professional Publications

• Impact of Holocene transgression on depositional environment of northern Gulf of Mexico continental margin
  Holmes, C.W., Booth, J.S.,
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.64, no.5, pp.724, May 1980
• Impact of barrier-island development; geologic problems and practical solutions
  Morton, R.A., Galvin, C.J., Jr., Howard, J.D., Moseley, J.C., Pilkey, O.H., Vallianos, L., Veltman, J.A.,
  Overwash processes Editor: Leatherman, Stephen P.,
  Hutchinson Ross Publ. Co., Stroudsburg, PA, United States (USA), Pages 334-340, Publication Year 1981
• Louisiana Barrier Island Erosion Study
  A.H. Sallenger, Jr., S. Penland, S.J. Williams, and J.R. Suter,
  Coastal Sediments, 1987, Pages 1503-1516
• Seismic stratigraphy of the Mississippi-Alabama shelf and upper continental slope
  Kindinger, J.L.,
  Marine Geology, vol.83, no.1-4, pp.79-94, Sep 1988
• Transgressive Evolution of the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
  J.R. Suter, S. Penland, S.J. Williams, J.L. Kindinger,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 38 (1988), Pages 315-322, Disc #4
• Depositional history of the Lagniappe Delta, northern Gulf of Mexico
  Kindinger, J.L.,
  Geo-Marine Letters, vol.9, no.2, pp.59-66, 1989
• Holocene Sand Shoals Offshore of the Mississippi River Delta Plain
  S. Penland, J.R. Suter, R.A. McBride, S.J. Williams, J.L. Kindinger, R. Boyd,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 39 (1989), Pages 471-480, Disc #4
• Inner Shelf Deposits of the Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama Region, Gulf of Mexico
  J.L. Kindinger, S. Penland, S.J. Williams, J.R. Suter,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 39 (1989), Pages 413-420, Disc #4
• Processes of Barrier Island Erosion
  A.H. Sallenger, Jr., S.J. Williams,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 39 (1989), Pages 541-541, Disc #4
• Erosion and Deterioration of the Isles Dernieres Barrier Island Arc, Louisiana, U.S.A.: 1853 to 1988
  R.A. McBride, S. Penland, B. Jaffe, S.J. Williams, A.H. Sallenger, Jr., K.A. Westphal,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 39 (1989), Pages 431-444, Disc #4
• Louisiana Barrier Island Erosion Study: Further Results
  A.H. Sallenger, Jr., S. Penland, S.J. Williams, and J.R. Suter,
  Proceedings, Coastal Zone 1989, Post Conference Volume
• Massive Sediment Bypassing of a Wide Tidal Inlet; Cat Island Pass, Louisiana
  B.E. Jaffe, A.H. Sallenger, J.H. List,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 39 (1989), Pages 403-411, Disc #4
• Distribution and Textural Character of Surficial Sediments, Isles Dernieres to Ship Shoal Region, Louisiana
  S.J. Williams, S. Penland, R.C. Circe,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 39 (1989), Pages 571-576, Disc #4
• Coastal Land Loss in Louisiana
  S. Penland, H.H. Roberts, S.J. Williams, A.H. Sallenger, Jr., D.R. Cahoon, D.W. Davis, C.G. Groat,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 40 (1990), Pages 685-699, Disc #4
• Geologic controls on the formation and evolution of Quaternary coastal deposits of the northern Gulf of Mexico
  Williams, S.J., Penland, S., Sallenger, A.H., Jr., McBride, R.A., Kindinger, J.L.,
  Coastal sediments '91
  Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., New York, NY, United States (USA), Pgs. 1082-1095
• Late Quaternary geologic framework, north-central Gulf of Mexico
  Kindinger, J.L., Penland, S., Williams, S.J., Brooks, G.R., Suter, J.R., McBride, R.A.,
  Coastal sediments '91
  Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., New York, NY, United States (USA), Pgs: 1096-1110
• Results of Geologic Processes Studies of Barrier Island Erosion and Wetlands Loss in Coastal Louisiana
  S.J. Williams, S. Penland, A.H. Sallenger, Jr.,
  Coastal Wetlands Coastal Zone '91, pp 215-225
• Geologic Controls on the Formation and Evolution of Quaternary Coastal Deposits of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
  S.J. Williams, S. Penland, A.H. Sallenger, Jr., R.A. McBride, and J.L. Kindinger,
  Coastal Sediments, 1991, Pages 1082-1095
• Mapping Barrier Island Changes in Louisiana: Techniques, Accuracy, and Results
  R.A. McBride, M.W. Hiland, S. Penland, S.J. Williams, M.R. Byrnes, K.A. Westphal, B.E. Jaffe, and A.H. Sallenger, Jr.,
  Coastal Sediments, 1991, Pages 1011-1026.
• Large-Scale Coastal Evolution of Louisiana's Barrier Islands
  J.H. List, B.E. Jaffe, and A.H. Sallenger, Jr.,
  Coastal Sediments, 1991, Pages 1532-1546.
• Nearshore Holocene Stratigraphy, Northern Gulf of Mexico: Integration of Regional Geologic Studies
  J.L. Kindinger, S. Penland, S.J. Williams, J.R. Suter, R.A. McBride, G.R. Brooks, and S. Locker,
  GCSSEPM Foundation Twelfth Annual Research Conference Program and Abstracts, Pages 96-102
• Louisiana coastal wetlands; understanding critical geologic processes of change and evolution
  Williams, S.J., Penland, S., Roberts, H.H.,
  The science & management of coastal estuarine systems
  DeVoe, Richard M. (chairperson), Knight, Elaine (chairperson),
  Biennial Estuarine Research Federation Conference, vol.12, pp.136, 1993
• East Louisiana continental shelf sediments; a product of delta reworking
  Brooks, G.R., Kindinger, J.L., Penland, S., Williams, S.J., McBride, R.A.,
  Journal of Coastal Research, vol.11, no.4, pp.1026-1036, 1995
• Coastal Geomorphology and Landscape Changes in the Pontchartrain Basin
  S. Penland, K. Westphal, S.J. Williams, J.L. Kindinger,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 47 (1997), Pages 657-657, Disc #5
• Holocene Geologic Framework of Lake Pontchartrain Basin and Lakes of Southeastern Louisiana
  J.L. Kindinger, S.J. Williams, S. Penland, J.G. Flocks, P. Connor,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 47 (1997), Pages 635-638, Disc #5
• Modeling Waves and Circulation in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana
  R.P. Signell, J.H. List,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 47 (1997), Pages 529-532, Disc #5
• Short-lived Radioisotopic Chronology of Lake Pontchartrain Sediments
  M. Marot, C.W. Holmes,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 47 (1997), Pages 656-656, Disc #5
• Environmental Geochemistry and Sediment Quality in Lake Pontchartrain: Database Development and Review
  F.T. Manheim, G.C. Flowers, A.G. McIntire, M. Marot, C. Holmes,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
  Vol. 47 (1997), Pages 337-349, Disc #5
• Sand Resources, Regional Geology, and Coastal Processes for Shoreline Restoration: Case Study of Barataria Shoreline, Louisiana
  Kindinger, et al.,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
• Causes of hot-spot wetland loss in the Mississippi delta plain
  R.A. Morton, G. Tiling, and N.F. Ferina,
  Environmental Geosciences, Vol. 10, No. 2, Pages 71-80.
• Sediment-Hosted Contaminants and Distribution Patterns in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River Deltas
  J.G. Flocks, J.L. Kindinger, N.F. Ferina, and C. Dreher,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, Vol. 52, Pages 277-289
• Subsurface Controls on Historical Subsidence Rates and Associated Wetland Loss in Southcentral Louisiana [online publication]
  Morton, R.A., Buster, N.A., and Krohn, M.D.,
  Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
  Vol. 52 (2002), p. 767-778.
• Latest Quaternary stratigraphic framework of the Mississippi River delta region
  Kulp, M.A., Howell, P., Adiau, S., Penland, S., Kindinger, J., and Williams, S.J.,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 52, p. 573-582, 2002.
• Identifying offshore sand resources to restore Louisiana's barrier shorelines
  Flocks, et al.,
  Coastal Sediments, 2003
• New digital geological maps of U.S. continental margins: insight to seafloor sedimentary character, aggregate resources and processes
  Williams, et al.,
  Coastal Sediments, 2003

USGS Publications

• Depositional history of Louisiana-Mississippi outer continental shelf
  Kindinger, J.L., Miller, R.J., Stelting, C.E.,
  Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey, Report: OF 82-1077, 59 pp., 1982
• U.S. Geological Survey studies of Louisiana barrier island erosion and wetland loss: an interim report of status and results.
  Sallenger, A.H., Jr., and Williams, S.J.,
  U.S. Geological Survey open-file report; 89-372.
• Shoreline changes of the Isles Dernieres barrier island arc, Louisiana, from 1853 to 1989
  McBride, R.A., Penland, S., Jaffe, B.E., Williams, S.J., Sallenger, A.H., Jr., Westphal, K.A.,
  Miscellaneous Investigations Series - U. S. Geological Survey, Report: I-2186, 1 sheet, 1991
• Publications of the Louisiana Barrier Island Erosion Study
  Williams, S.J. and Cichon, H.A.,
  U.S. Geological Survey open-file report; 92-337.
• Distribution, regional variation, and geochemical coherence of selected elements in the sediments of the central Gulf of Mexico
  Holmes, C.W.,
  Geological Survey professional paper; 928.
• Louisiana barrier island erosion study: atlas of sea-floor changes from 1878 to 1989.
  List, J.H., et al.,
  Miscellaneous investigations series USGS; I-2150-B.
• The value of barrier islands. 1, Mitigation of locally-generated wind-wave attack on the mainland.
  List, J.H. and Hansen M.E.,
  U.S. Geological Survey open-file report; 92-722.
• Processes of coastal wetlands loss in Louisiana : results from a multi-year collaborative study by the U.S. Geological Survey, National Biological Survey, and Louisiana State University
  Coastal Zone '93, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Williams, S.J. and Cichon, H.A., editors,
  U.S. Geological Survey open-file report; 94-275.
• Subsidence and sea-level rise in southeast Louisiana: implications for coastal management and restoration [9.1 MB PDF file]
  Kindinger, J.L.,
  U.S. Geological Survey open-file report; 00-132
• Long-term patterns of vegetation and salinity change in the Lake Pontchartrain Region, Louisiana
  Willard, D.A. et al.,
  U.S. Geological Survey open-file report; 00-520
• National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: Preliminary Results for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico [online publication]
  Thieler, R.E., Hammar-Klose, E.S.,
  U.S. Geological open-file report 00-179
  
• An Overview of Coastal Land Loss: With Emphasis on the Southeastern United States [online publication]
  Morton, R.A.,
  U.S. Geological Survey open-file report 03-337
• Primary Causes of Wetland Loss at Madison Bay, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana [online publication]
  Morton, et al.,
  USGS Open File Report 03-60
• Identifying Offshore Sand Resources to Restore Louisiana's Barrier Shoreline [3.6 MB PDF]
  J.G. Flocks, M.A. Kulp, and J.L. Kindinger,
  USGS Info-sheet 2004
• Environmental atlas of the Lake Pontchartrain basin [online publication]
  editors, Penland, S., Beall, A., and Kindinger, J.L.
• Louisiana's barrier islands: a vanishing resource [online publication]
  List, J.L.
• A bibliography of selected references to U.S. marine sand and gravel mineral resources [online publication]
  Williams, S.J., Reid, J.M., and Manheim, F.T.
• Louisiana coastal wetlands: a resource at risk [online publication]
  Williams, S.J.
• The Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Louisiana's troubled urban estuary [online publication]
  Williams, S.J.
• Coasts in crisis [online publication]
  Williams, S.J., Dodd K., and Gohn, K.K.

Abstracts from Professional Meetings (usually available in GEORef)

• Contributions of the regional wave climate model approach to the understanding of coastal and continental shelf processes
  Goldsmith, V., Sallenger, A.H., Jr., Byrne, R.J., Sutton, C.H., Morris, W.D.,
  Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, vol.6, no.7, pp.1040-1041, Oct 1974
• Seismic stratigraphic characteristics of upper Louisiana continental slope; an area east of Green Canyon
  Bouma, A.H., Feeley, M.H., Kindinger, J.L., Stelting, C.E., Hilde, Thomas W.C.,
  Proceedings - Offshore Technology Conference, no.13, Vol. 3, pp.283-291, 1981
• Late Quaternary geology of Louisiana-Mississippi continental shelf and upper slope
  Kindinger, J.L.,
  1984 AAPG annual convention with divisions; SEPM/EMD/DPA
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.68, no.4, pp.495, Apr 1984
• Sand and gravel deposits within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone; resource assessment and uses
  Williams, S.J.,
  Proceedings - Offshore Technology Conference, vol.18, no.2, pp.377-386, May 1986
• Stratigraphic evolution of Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
  Suter, J.R., Penland, S., Williams, S.J., Kindinger, J.L.,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and Gulf Coast Section SEPM meeting; abstracts
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.72, no.9, pp.1124, Sep 1988
• Delta deposition influenced by diapiric uplifts
  Kindinger, J.L.,
  1988 AAPG annual convention with DPA/EMD divisions and SEPM, an associated society; abstracts
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.72, no.2, pp.206, Feb 1988
• Barrier island erosion in Louisiana
  Penland, Shea, Sallenger, A.H., Jr., Williams, S.J.,
  AGU 1988 fall meeting
  Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol.69, no.44, pp.1237, 01 Nov 1988
• Barrier island erosion and sea level rise
  Sallenger, A.H., Jr.,
  AGU 1988 fall meeting
  Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol.69, no.44, pp.1238, 01 Nov 1988
• Inner shelf deposits of Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama region, Gulf of Mexico
  Kindinger, J.L., Penland, S., Williams, S.J., Suter, J.R.,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and Gulf Coast Section of SEPM meeting; abstracts
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.73, no.9, pp.1186, Sep 1989
• Holocene sand shoals offshore of Mississippi River delta plain, Louisiana
  Penland, S., Suter, J.R., McBride, R.A., Williams, S.J., Kindinger, J.L., Boyd, R.,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and Gulf Coast Section of SEPM meeting; abstract
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.73, no.9, pp.1189, Sep 1989
• Geologic framework and hard mineral resources of Petit Bois Pass and adjacent inner shelf, Mississippi-Alabama
  McBride, R.A., Byrnes, M.R., Penland, S., Kindinger, J.L.,
  Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and Gulf Coast Section SEPM meeting; abstract
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.75, no.9, pp.1532, Sep 1991
• Hurricane and extreme storm impacts on the physical coastal environment
  Sallenger, A.H., Penland, S., List, J.H., Hansen, M.E., Dingler, J.R., Williams, S.J.,
  Linked Earth systems; congress program and abstracts; Vol. 1
  Hine, Albert C. (prefacer), Halley, Robert B. (prefacer),
  Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Tulsa, OK, United States (USA)
  Publication Year 1995
• Holocene geologic framework of Lake Pontchartrain basin and lakes of southeastern Louisiana
  Kindinger, J.L., Williams, S.J., Penland, S., Flocks, J.G., Connor, P.F.,
  AAPG Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Section meeting; abstracts
  AAPG Bulletin, vol.81, no.9, pp.1579-1580, Sep 1997
• Lake Pontchartrain study; a case history in using geologic techniques to analyze environmental change
  Flocks, J.G., Kindinger, J.L.,
  American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1999 annual meeting
  Annual Meeting Expanded Abstracts - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, vol.1999, pp.A42, 1999
• Evolution and Holocene stratigraphy of estuarine systems; a conceptual model for the northern Gulf of Mexico
  Kindinger, J.L., Morton, R.A., Flocks, J.G., Brooks, G.R.,
  American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1999 annual meeting
  Annual Meeting Expanded Abstracts - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, vol.1999, pp.A72, 1999
• Measuring monthly to decadal changes in coastal systems
  Holmes, C.W., Marot, M.E.,
  American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1999 annual meeting
  Annual Meeting Expanded Abstracts - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, vol.1999, pp.A62, 1999
• Finding sand in a sand-deficient environment; sand resegional geology, and coastal processes for the restoration of the Barataria barrier shoreline, southeastern Louisiana
  Kindinger, J.K., Penland, S., Flocks, J.G., Kulp, M.A., Britsch, L.D.,
  Geological Society of America, 2001 annual meeting
  Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, vol.33, no.6, pp.41, 2001
• Recent Geologic Development of the Eastern Louisiana Continental Shelf
  G.R. Brooks, J.L. Kindinger, S. Penland, S.J. Williams, J.R. Suter and R.A. McBride,
  GCSSEPM Foundation Twelfth Annual Research Conference Program and Abstracts
• Environmental Issues in the Gulf of Mexico: Stimulus for Research
  C.G. Groat, S.J. Williams,
  GCSSEPM Foundation Twelfth Annual Research Conference Program and Abstracts

Annotated Bibliography

• Representative Publications from the Louisiana Barrier Island Erosion Study (1986-1990)
  Williams, S.J. (compiler), Cichon, H.A. (compiler), Westphal, K.A. (compiler), and Ramsey, K.E. (compiler)
  Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey, Report: OFR 92-530, 557 pp., 1992