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An Evaluation of Faulting in Holocene Mississippi River Delta Strata through the Merger of Deep 3-D and 2-D Seismic Data with Near Surface Imaging and Measurements of Vertical Motion at Three Study Areas

Implementing Organization

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), University of New Orleans (UNO), RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE)

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$349,174

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

The U.S. Department of Treasury

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Environmental Research

Targeted Resources

Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries

Project Description

The focus was to map the geographic extent and history of displacement on Cenozoic fault systems that trend across the Holocene Mississippi River delta plain. The work was concentrated in Terrebonne-Timbalier Bay, Bayou Lafourche near Golden Meadow, and the Lake Pontchartrain/Lake Borgne.

Contact

Mark Kulp
504-280-1170
mkulp@uno.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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