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Delta-X: Matlab Model for Wax Lake Delta Land Accretion

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2309
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Published2024-10-31
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Description

This dataset provides the Matlab sediment transport and land accretion model at Wax Lake Delta (WLD), Atchafalaya Basin, in coastal Louisiana. The data include the Matlab scripts that solve the advection and Exner equations to simulate the suspended sediment transport and accretion at WLD. The model requires modeled flow information from a separate ANUGA hydrodynamic model as inputs. For this study, ANUGA modeled flow information from the Delta-X Spring and Fall 2021 campaigns were used as inputs. The ANUGA output files are converted to variables used by this Matlab model using pre-processing tools. The main code calculates suspended sediment fluxes and accretion rates of mud and sand as a function of space and time. The cumulative sediment accretion from each campaign was then used to estimate an annualized land accretion map using a weighted-average formula presented. The final product, the one-yr upscaled land accretion map, is archived as a separate dataset.

Science Keywords

  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOSYSTEMS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
  • WETLANDS
  • LAND SURFACE
  • EROSION/SEDIMENTATION
  • SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
  • OCEANS
  • COASTAL PROCESSES
  • SEDIMENT TRANSPORT

Data Use and Citation

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Wang, D., G. Salter, and M.P. Lamb. 2023. Delta-X: Matlab Model for Wax Lake Delta Land Accretion. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2309

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  • DeltaX_LandAccretion_WLD.pdf

Additional Resources

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Workshop2022 Delta-X Applications Workshop
Workshop2024 Delta-X Applications Workshop
WebinarExploring River Deltas with NASA Data: The Delta-X Mission
WorkshopDelta-X Open Data Workshop