Barrier islands are islands that form a barrier between open water and a larger body of land. They form a “first defense” of protection from sea born storms such as hurricanes. They protect the mainland against unceasing tidal action and waves. They are breeding and nesting grounds for numerous vertebrates and invertebrates. They form some of the loveliest places, visually, on this planet. But, are they special? When they are in trouble, are they worth saving?
Cat Islands, Mississippi Delta
I may or may not agree with what is in the following articles but, every one of these articles is important. I have arranged them in chronological order. My choices have taken into account the inclusions of maps and photographs (it is an easy way to compare today with yesterday). I hope that you open one or two (or all) of them. These research papers are more than just interesting and they are worth a browse through….
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The following are links to grey papers, peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Together, these publications form a body of work that is more than just interesting, it is historical and most are scientific in their approach to finding out answers to questions about things like barrier islands and what they do for this planet.
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Thesis: Quantifying the Impact of Hurricanes, Mid-Latitude Cyclones and other Weather and Climate Extreme Events on the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Islands Using Remotely Sensed Data. pdf
Author: Rebekah Jones
Published in: 2014
Thesis: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Department of Geography and Anthropology.
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
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Chapter: Hurricane Katrina, the Role of US National Parks on the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Post Storm Wetland Restoration. pdf
Author: Mark Ford. National Park Service Southeast Regional Office, New Orleans, LA.
Book: Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. Edited by Radhika Murti and Camille Buyck.
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Safe%20Havens.pdf#page=155
This is Chapter 16. The book is worth finding!
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Article: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. link
Author: Cutler J. Cleveland, (ed. Peter Saundry
Published in: The Encyclopedia of the Earth
Published on: December 5, 2010 and updated on February 22, 2013
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbf0267896bb431f6a0797/
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Article: What are Barrier Islands Worth? Estimates of Willingness to Pay for Restoration. pdf
Authors:
- Daniel R. Petrolia (publications)
- Tae-Goun Kim (publications), Mississippi State University
Published in: 2009
Journal: Marine Resource Economics (link), Vol. 24, pages 131-146.
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1889277
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Article: Geomorphologic Evolution of Barrier Islands along the Northern U.S. Guld of Mexico and Implications for Engineering Design in Barrier Restoration. pdf
Authors:
- Julie Dean Rosati, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (Publications)
- Gregory W. Stone, Louisiana State University (Publications)
Published in: January 2009
Journal: Journal of Coastal Research (link), Vol. 25, No. 1, pages 8-22.
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
Click to access JCRv25-1_Rosati_Stone.pdf
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Article: Historical Changes in the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier-Island Chain and the Roles of Extreme Storms, Sea Level, and Human Activities. pdf
Author: Robert A. Morton, U.S. Geological Survey
Published in: November 2008.
Journal: Journal of Coastal Research (link), Vol. 24, No. 6, pages 1587-1600.
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
Click to access historical.changes.in.the.MS.AL.barrier.islands.pdf
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Article: Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge Distribution and Field Observations on the Mississippi Barrier Islands. pdf
Authors:
- Hermann M. Fritz, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (publications)
- Chris Blount, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Robert Sokoloski, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Justin Singleton, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Andrew Fuggle, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Brian G. McAdoo, Department of Geology and Geography, Vassar College (publications)
- Andrew Moore, Department of Geology, Kent State University (publications)
- Chad Grass, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Banks Tate, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Publications)
Published in: 2007
Journal: Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (link), 2007, pages 1-9.
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
Click to access ECSS_HurricaneKatrina_Fz.pdf
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Article: National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Part 1 Historical Shoreline Changes and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. pdf
Authors:
- Robert A. Morton
- Tara L. Miller
- Laura J. Moore (publications)
Published in: 2004
Journal: USGS: Science for a Changing World, Open File Report 2004-1043
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1043/
Just a quick note. The front cover of this report is stamped “Distribution Unlimited.” There are publishing companies who want to charge to let you see this. It is available for free, just a bit tricky to find….
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Article: Land Loss Rates: Mississippi River Deltaic Plain. pdf
Authors:
- Louis D. Britsch, Geotechnical Laboratory, Department of the Army
- E. Burton Kemp III, US Army Engineer District, New Orleans
Published in: April 1990
Publisher: U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it by using a Google Scholar Search
If this article is not showing in the link, try copying and pasting the full title (Land Loss Rates: Mississippi River Deltaic Plain) into a search box on your browser. This is a wonderful publication for photographs!
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Article: The Flank Margin Model for Dissolution Cave Development in Carbonate Platforms. pdf
Authors:
- John E. Mylroie, Department of Geology and Geography, Mississippi State University (publications)
- James L. Carew, Department of Geology, The College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Published in: 1990
Journal: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Vol. 15, pages 413-424.
My copy was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
Click to access Mylroie_Carew_1990_ESPL%20flank%20margin%20caves.pdf
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Chapter: Sediments of the Eastern Mississippi Delta. pdf
Author: P.C. Scruton
Book information: Finding Ancient Shorelines, edited by Jack L. Hough and Henry W. Menard. Published by SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology. 1955
My copy of this chapter was downloaded in December, 2014. I found it here
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