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 Kulp504-280-1170
mkulp@uno.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None