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Data Collection Network to Support Ecosystem Forecasting for the Barataria Basin - Mississippi River Domain (Report) 
CLEAR Vol III 2006
This report is an expansion of the CLEAR 2003 monitoring report. It details the first steps toward optimizing a data collection plan for oceanographic& water quality observations in the Barataria Basin& lower extent of the Mississippi River to support ecosystem hindcasting, nowcasting& forecasting capabilities. The data collection plan begins by taking into account existing monitoring efforts & specific monitoring needs as detailed by the local modeling community. Additionally, this effort initiates the development of a comprehensive monitoring database& consolidation of information regarding the locations of monitoring stations and the availability of data to the modeling & assessment community.
Data Collection Network to Support Ecosystem Forecasting for the Barataria Basin - Mississippi River Domain (Paper)
Steyer et al. 2006
This chapter is a condensed version of the CLEAR 2006 data collection report. This chapter details the initial design of a data collection network for the lower extent of the Mississippi River & for the inland & nearshore waters of Barataria Basin. The network begins by considering existing monitoring efforts that effectively link oceanographic & water quality observations to system drivers to support ecosystem hindcasting, nowcasting, & forecasting capabilities. The design was driven by the diverse needs of the modeling community & utilized questionnaire surveys, workshops, and webbased applications to inventory past & present modeling applications, domains, & attributes.
A coupled parallel two dimensional hydrodynamic, & transport model for long time scale coast wide modeling (Presentation)
V. Avaramuthan, 2006, Presentation at LDNR
This is a 2006 overview presentation of a two dimensional hydrodynamic, & transport model for long-term coast wide modeling across the coastal LA boundary.
Enhancing Landscape Integrity in Coastal Louisiana: Water, Sediment & Ecosystems (Newsletter)
July 2006
This newsletter is based on the findings of the Conceptual Ecological Model Focus Group—March 2006 and provides a number of key conclusions and recommendations. The natural & human landscapes of coastal Louisiana are characterized by complex relationships among water, sediment & ecosystems. The sustainability of these landscapes is dependent upon critical processes that support the integrity of ecosystem features.
Envisioning the Future of the Gulf Coast (Report)
Final Report & Findings from Conference Technical Group - New Orleans, LA
This report is the consensus statement from a technical group that met in New Orleans, LA in April 2006.More than 30 scientists & engineers participated in the symposium 'Envisioning the Future of the Gulf Coast.' The group included experts in geology, ecology, coastal geomorphology, oceanography, engineering, & economics from across the U.S. & from as far away as Italy, the Netherlands, the U.K., Egypt, Russia, & Austrailia.
A New Framework for Planning the Future of Coastal Louisiana after the Hurricanes of 2005 (Report)
by Working Group for Post-Hurricane Planning for the Louisiana Coast 2006
This report was prepared by a working group of scientists & engineers as a rapid response to the national imperative to develop & execute a strategy for reducing hurricane risks in New Orleans & along the Louisiana coast, while sustaining the wetland-dominated landscapes that surround those population centers.
Reducing flood damage in coastal Louisiana: Communities, culture & commerce (Newsletter)
January 2006
This newsletter is the product of the Conceptual Ecological Model workshop, held in Louisiana in November, 2005. Coastal Louisiana is home to the nation's largest port complex in both tonnage and infrastructure, and produces or transports nearly one-third of the nation's oil and gas supply. In addition, the coastal Louisiana ecosystem provides nationally-important fish and wildlife habitat that supports the nation's second-largest commercial fishery and over $1 billion per year in recreational fishing and hunting revenues. All of these activities are supported in Louisiana because of the close proximity of its skilled workforce to the Gulf of Mexico. Coastal land loss has placed these economic and natural resources at increased risk of loss due to the intense effects of waves and storm surges from hurricanes. Restoration of the coastal ecosystem can work synergistically with levees and floodgates to provide an integrated flood protection system that allows continued resource production and sustains the ecosystem services on which the nation relies.
Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration Study (Report)
Appendix C - Hydrodynamic and Ecological Modeling
This report documents the overall CLEAR effort in the LCA planning exercise, including the following modeling efforts: hydrodynamics, landscape change, habitat switching, habitat use, conceptual modeling, benefits analysis, uncertainty analyses, & water quality.
Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study (Report)
Main Report - Nov. 2004
The LCA Studay identifies the most critical human & natural ecological needs of the coastal area, presents & evaluates conceptual alternatives for meeting the most critical needs, identifies the kinds of restoration features that could be implemented in the near-term (within 5 to 10 years), addresses needs through features that provide the highest return in net benefits per dollar of cost, & identifies the key scientific uncertainties & engineering challenges facing the effort to protect & restore the ecosystem, & proposes a strategy for resolving them.
Predicting Land Building in the Mississippi Delta Plain: Knowledge & Uncertainty (Report)
CLEAR Vol II 2004
This report is an overview document, reporting on theoretical land building processes & predictions, landscape processes, predictive tools, reducing uncertainty, & recommendations for reducing or characterizing uncertainty in land building predictions.