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What Makes Coastal Communities in Louisiana so Vulnerable to Flooding?

Objective:

Analyze hypothetical storm surge impacts on communities on the Louisiana coast using Google Earth and online modeling tools.

Assignment:

There are five short activities in this assessment that will help you answer the question "What Makes Coastal Communities in Louisiana so Vulnerable to Flooding?". You will:

  • Use Google Earth to explore location and elevation of Isle de Jean Charles, LA.
  • Plot linear distance vs. elevation to calculate the slope of this section of the Louisiana coast.
  • Use a 1-D surge model to explore how the slope of the bed and the nearshore coastal land influences the height of storm surge. Source of model: (LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering).
  • Estimate storm surge heights for a community located several km from the shoreline. The example used here is Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana.
  • Compare Isle de Jean Charles with a community nearby that is protected by at more than one other layer of defense (levee, natural ridge, etc.). The example community used here is Montegut, LA.

Instructions

Instructions are provided in the text of each activity.

Submitting Your Assignment

Submit your assignment using the Module 8 Lab Assignment.

These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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