Download or read book Geographic Analysis of Shoreline Recession Coastal East Texas written by Eugene Jaworski and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spatio temporal Analysis of Texas Shoreline Changes Using GIS Technique written by Cesar Augusto Arias Moran and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important aspects of coastal management and planning programs that needs to be investigated is shoreline dynamics. Long-term coastal analysis uses historical data to identify the sectors along the coast where the shoreline position has changed. Among the information that can be obtained from these studies are the general trend of coasts, either advancing or retreating. The erosion or accretion rates at each location can be used to forecast future shoreline positions. The current techniques used to study shoreline evolution are generally based on transects perpendicular to a baseline at selected points. But these techniques proved to be less efficient along more complex shorelines, and need to be refined. A new and more reliable method, the topologically constrained transect method (TCTM), was developed for this study and tested using data available for three sectors of the Texas Gulf Coast. Output data generated from TCTM also allowed performing shoreline evolution analysis and forecasting based on historical positions. Using topological constrained transects, this study provides a new method to estimate total areas of accretion or erosion at each segment of the coastline. Reliable estimates of future gains or losses of land along the coast will be extremely useful for planning and management decisions, especially those related to infrastructure and environmental impacts, and in the development of coastal models. Especially important is the potential to quickly identify areas of significant change, which eliminates the need for preliminary random sample surveying, and concentrate higher-resolution analyses in the most significant places. The results obtained in this research using the new methodology show that the Texas coast generally experiences erosion, with anthropogenic factors responsible for accretion. Accretion areas are located near coastal infrastructure, especially jetties that block the along shore sediment transport. The maximum erosion rate obtained in the study area is 5.48 m/year. This value helps make us aware of the powerful dynamic of the sector.
Download or read book National Assessment of Shoreline Change Part 1 written by Robert A. Morton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beach erosion is a chronic problem along open-ocean shores of the U.S. As coastal populations continue to grow and community infrastructures are threatened by erosion, there is increased demand for accurate info. regarding past and present trends and rates of shoreline movement, and a need for a comprehensive analysis of shoreline movement. This report on states bordering the Gulf of Mexico (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas) summarizes the methods of analysis, interprets the results, provides explanations regarding the historical and present trends and rates of change, and describes how different coastal communities are responding to coastal erosion in 2004 (prior to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita). Illustrations.
Download or read book Environmental Geologic Atlas of the Texas Coastal Zone Galveston Houston Area Environmental Geology written by University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Geologic Atlas of the Texas Coastal Zone written by University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Ecological Characterization Study of the Chenier Plain Coastal Ecosystem of Louisiana and Texas Narrative report written by James G. Gosselink and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shoreline and Vegetation line Movement Texas Gulf Coast 1974 to 1982 written by Jeffrey G. Paine and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Metropolis written by Martin V. Melosi and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houston's meteoric rise from a bayou trading post to the world's leading oil supplier owes much to its geography, geology, and climate: the large natural port of Galveston Bay, the lush subtropical vegetation, the abundance of natural resources. But the attributes that have made it attractive for industry, energy, and urban development have also made it particularly susceptible to a variety of environmental problems. Energy Metropolis presents a comprehensive history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated unprecedented growth-and the environmental cost of that development.The landmark Spindletop strike of 1901 made inexpensive high-grade Texas oil the fuel of choice for ships, industry, and the infant automobile industry. Literally overnight, oil wells sprang up around Houston. In 1914, the opening of the Houston Ship Channel connected the city to the Gulf of Mexico and international trade markets. Oil refineries sprouted up and down the channel, and the petroleum products industry exploded. By the 1920s, Houston also became a leading producer of natural gas, and the economic opportunities and ancillary industries created by the new energy trade led to a population boom. By the end of the twentieth century, Houston had become the fourth largest city in America.Houston's expansion came at a price, however. Air, water, and land pollution reached hazardous levels as legislators turned a blind eye. Frequent flooding of altered waterways, deforestation, hurricanes, the energy demands of an air-conditioned lifestyle, increased automobile traffic, exponential population growth, and an ever-expanding metropolitan area all escalated the need for massive infrastructure improvements. The experts in Energy Metropolis examine the steps Houston has taken to overcome laissez-faire politics, indiscriminate expansion, and infrastructural overload. What emerges is a profound analysis of the environmental consequences of large-scale energy production and unchecked growth.
Download or read book Geological Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quantitative Analysis of Shoreline Change Sargent Texas written by James E. Sealy and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The constantly increasing urban and industrial demands on Texas shorelines have placed great stress on a delicately balanced environment. There are tremendous political and economic incentives for the development of methods which will predict the reaction of the coastal system to planned man-made changes on or near the coastline, This thesis examines a method for shoreline stability analysis which could be used in conjunction with conventional studies of beach erosion rates to provide a more thorough understanding of the interaction of waves, the longshore current, and the coastal sediments. A method for the prediction of erosion and deposition rates related to the interaction of longshore currents and the sediment discharged at the mouth of a river is developed, and this method is applied to the new Brazos River delta near Freeport, Texas.
Download or read book Shore Beach written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shore and Beach written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Geologic Atlas of the Texas Coastal Zone Beaumont Port Arthur Area written by University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shoreline Changes in the Vicinity of the Brazos River Delta San Luis Pass to Brown Cedar Cut written by Robert A. Morton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation of Existing Conditions and Possible Design Alternatives at Rollover Fish Pass Texas written by Jerad Douglas Bales and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Conceptual Report on Bay and Estuarine System Management in the Texas Coastal Zone Phase II written by University of Texas at Austin. Division of Natural Resources and the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
