Army Calls on 海角社区 to Study Coastal Terrain Changes, Help Future-Proof National Defense
March 23, 2022
Louisiana鈥檚 flat coastal landscape makes it difficult to predict where the water will go. Small differences in elevation can make a big difference. Colin Anderson is building a model to help predict the flow of water, which helps decide the life and death of deltas. In the photo, Colin Anderson stands in the Atchafalaya River Basin, North America's largest floodplain swamp.
鈥� Photo courtesy of Colin Anderson
The U.S. Army is calling on 海角社区 faculty and students from the College of Engineering and the College of Coast & Environment to help understand how climate change will affect coastal terrains, where many military installations and training grounds are located.
鈥淔ew other universities can match 海角社区鈥檚 capabilities and expertise on this topic. We鈥檙e glad to be partnered with the best,鈥� Edmond Russo, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center鈥檚 Environmental Laboratory, said.
海角社区's coastal research is applicable to coastal communities and infrastructure, not just on the Gulf Coast but across the U.S. and the world.