Table 1 Rates of change in coastal Louisiana wetlands.
From: Vulnerability of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands to present-day rates of relative sea-level rise
Overall SEC rate (mm per year; n =274) | Mississippi Delta SEC rate (mm per year; n =185) | Chenier Plain SEC rate (mm per year; n =89) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 3.8 | Mean | 5.7 | Mean | −0.2 |
Median | 4.1 | Median | 5.8 | Median | −0.5 |
s.d. | 7.4 | s.d. | 7.2 | s.d. | 6.3 |
Minimum | −41 | Minimum | −41 | Minimum | −17.3 |
Maximum | 46 | Maximum | 46 | Maximum | 22.5 |
Overall VA rate (mm per year; n =274) | Mississippi Delta VA rate (mm per year; n =185) | Chenier Plain VA rate (mm per year; n =89) | |||
Mean | 10.7 | Mean | 12.8 | Mean | 6.3 |
Median | 9.5 | Median | 11.3 | Median | 5.9 |
s.d. | 7.8 | s.d. | 8.4 | s.d. | 3.7 |
Minimum | 0.2 | Minimum | 1.6 | Minimum | 0.2 |
Maximum | 83.7 | Maximum | 83.7 | Maximum | 20.6 |
Overall SS rate (mm per year; n =274) | Mississippi Delta SS rate (mm per year; n =185) | Chenier Plain SS rate (mm per year; n =89) | |||
Mean | 6.8 | Mean | 7.1 | Mean | 6.5 |
Median | 6 | Median | 6 | Median | 5.8 |
s.d. | 7.9 | s.d. | 8.7 | s.d. | 6.3 |
Minimum | −39.4 | Minimum | −39.4 | Minimum | −11.2 |
Maximum | 60.7 | Maximum | 60.7 | Maximum | 22.9 |
Overall TS rate (mm per year; n =274) | Mississippi Delta TS rate (mm per year; n =185) | Chenier Plain TS rate (mm per year; n =89) | |||
Mean | 10 | Mean | 11.2 | Mean | 7.5 |
Median | 8.7 | Median | 10 | Median | 6.8 |
s.d. | 8.3 | s.d. | 8.8 | s.d. | 6.3 |
Minimum | −35 | Minimum | −35 | Minimum | −10.2 |
Maximum | 65.8 | Maximum | 65.8 | Maximum | 23.9 |
Overall RSLR rate (mm per year; n =274) | Mississippi Delta RSLR rate (mm per year; n =185) | Chenier Plain RSLR rate (mm per year; n =89) | |||
Mean | 12 | Mean | 13.2 | Mean | 9.5 |
Median | 10.7 | Median | 12 | Median | 8.8 |
s.d. | 8.3 | s.d. | 8.8 | s.d. | 6.3 |
Minimum | −33 | Minimum | −33 | Minimum | −8.2 |
Maximum | 67.8 | Maximum | 67.8 | Maximum | 25.9 |
