Galveston Bay Bibliography

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A collection of information relating to the Galveston Bay Complex and surrounding areas collected over the past 30+ years - most items with abstracts, many with links to documents and publications.

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The Clear Facts on Clear Creek
(Clear Creek Flood Damage Reduction Project, 2005-09) Crouch Environmental Services; Clear Creek Flood Damage Reduction Project
Caplen Quadrangle. Texas - Galveston Co.
(U.S. Geological Survey., 1978) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Army Map Service.
A topographic map accurately represents the natural and manmade features of the land. USGS topographic maps are compiled to National Map Accuracy Standards using modern mapping techniques. The shape and elevation of the terrain are portrayed by contour lines and specific features such as roads, towns, water areas, and vegetation are portrayed by map symbols and colors. A 7.5 minute series.
Shoreline and vegetation-line movement, Texas Gulf Coast, 1974-1982.
(1989) Paine, J.G.; Morton, R.A.
The purposes of this study were (1) to quantify recent (1974 to 1982) movement of Texas shorelines and vegetation lines by analysis of aerial photographs; (2) to place this movement in historical (pre-1974) context; and (3) to examine the influence of environmental variables such as storms, sea level, subsidence, and sediment supply on the movement of coastal boundaries. Shorelines and vegetation lines predominantly retreated between 1974 and 1982, a period of few tropical cyclones, relative sea-level stability, average fluvial discharge, and average rainfall. Erosion was most rapid at the Brazos-Colorado and Rio Grande fluvial-deltaic headlands and along south Padre Island. The most significant geological event affecting the Texas coast between 1974 and 1982 was Hurricane Allen, which made landfall north of Brownsville in 1980. Relatively little net shoreline movement during the study period indicates that Texas shorelines had generally recovered from this storm by 1982. Net vegetation retreat on the upper Texas coast increased southward from an average of 25 ft. between Sabine Pass and Bolivar Roads to 90 ft on Matagorda Peninsula. This net loss, primarily due to Hurricane Allen, indicates that little recovery of the vegetation line occurred during the first two years after the storm. Relatively low net vegetation-line retreat on the middle Texas coast implies that retreat caused by Allen (up to 100 ft in this area) encountered vegetation-line advance between 1974 and Allen landfall. The pre-Allen advance probably represents a combination of (1) normal vegetation-line advance in an area of adequate sediment supply and (2) vegetation recovery from Hurricane Celia, which crossed the middle Texas coast in 1970. Between 1974 and 1982, the Texas Gulf shoreline retreated slowly as a result of low storm incidence and relative sea-level stability. Erosion rates after 1982 will probably be higher, possibly approaching levels of the mid-1960's to mid 1970's, because of landfall of hurricanes such as Alicia in 1983 and increasing rates of relative sea-level rise since 1982. Continued reduction of sediment supply and construction and maintenance of reservoirs, jetties, and navigation channels will also contribute to higher erosion rates.
Catches of five finfishes in bag senes, May 1961-May 1976
(Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch, 1988) Martin, J.H.
Bag seine samples were collected periodically in Texas bays during May 1961 May 1976. Catch rates of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), black drum (Pogonias cromis), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) and sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) were compiled and recalculated as monthly and annual no./ha. Seasonal fluctuations in the catch rates of all species are similar to those presented in the published literature. These bag seine catch rate data can be used by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to enhance the post October 1977 bag seine data base.
On the bottom of the bay looking up.
(1990) Bryan, C.E. III; Texas Parks and Wildlife
No abstract available
Principal game birds and mammals of Texas.
(Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission., 1945) Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
No abstract available
NRC's Environmental Analysis of Nuclear Accidents: Is it adequate?
(Environmental Law Institute, 1980) Entwisle, Elizabeth and David Wexler
This report evaluates the adequacy of accident analyses in environmental impact statements (EISs) for nuclear power plants. It begins with a review of the regulations and policies promulgated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), its predecessor, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), governing nuclear accident analyses in EISs.[...Part 2 of this report surveys the accident analyses in 149 EISs prepared by AEC and NRC in the past ten years. An overview of the actual scope and depth of accident analyses in typical EISs is presented....The third part of this report is an assessment of the legal and scientific foundations of NRC's accident analysis policy....The legal and pragmatic reasons for fuller EIS accident analysis are presented in Part 4....The final part of this study presents several recommendations for improving the content of EIS accident analyses, as well as methods for implementing these recommendations....In order to implement the content changes, we recommend that the NRC undertake the following actions prior to lifting its de facto moratorium on the licensing of new plants for construction and operation.... We do not address the issue of whether NRC should exercise its authority to suspend a plant's operating license pending NEPA compliance. This question is beyond the scope of the report. In general, this reports recommendations are intended to ensure that the dual mandates of NEPA requiring full public disclosure and well-informed decision making are complied with the fullest extent possible.
Green sector initiative for sustainable development
(Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 1999) Koros, John; Proceedings: The State of the Bay Symposium IV. January 28-29, 1999
The Harris County Flood Control District was created by the Texas State Legislature in 1937 who charged the District with building projects to control, store, preserve and distribute the storm and flood water and the water of the rivers and streams in Harris County. The purpose of the projects was to be the reclamation of land threatened by surging storm and flood waters, the conservation of forests, and the protection of navigation on the navigable streams. Over time, the general philosophy of storm water management has evolved significantly. No longer are projects viewed with a single purpose determined to move as much water as quickly as possible. The HCFCD now strives to build projects that work, to alleviate flooding with appropriate regard for human and natural values. Regional detention, that slows the water down and affords opportunities for water polishing is now prominent in HCFCD's toolbox. The results of these efforts, erosion control, sediment and toxicant stabilization, and enhanced water quality by filtering through wetlands are of great benefit to the ultimate protection of the fragile environment of the Galveston Bay complex.
Recent subsidence rates along the Texas and Louisiana coasts as determined from tide gauge measurements.
(1973) Swanson, R.L.; Thurlow, C.I.; Journal of Geophysical Research.
No abstract available
Relating climatological forcing to coastal water levels in Louisiana estuaries and the potential importance of El Nino- Southern Oscillation events.
(1990) Childers, D.L.; Day, J.W., Jr.; Muller, R.A.; Climate Research
No abstract available
A bucephalid larva, Cercaria pleuromerae N. Sp. (Trematoda: Digenea), parasitizing a deepwater bivalve from the Gulf of Mexico
(American Society of Parasitologists, 1988) Wardle, W.J.; Journal of Parasitology
A new bucephalid larva, Cercaria pleuromerae, is described from bivalve molluscs, Pleuromeris armilla, taken from the Gulf of Mexico, 185 mi southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., at a depth of 205 m. Sporocysts occurred in the gonads and digestive gland, apparently preventing gametogenesis in the host. Cercarias emerged freely and continually in both day and night and attached to one another by means of their caudal furcae to form a multicercarial net. This net may serve to increase the probability of contact with the second intermediate host, which is probably a demersal forage fish.
A field guide to reptiles and amphibians of eastern and central North America.
(Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975) Conant, R.
This field guide contains descriptions and color illustrations of almost all species of amphibians and reptiles occurring in the eastern and central United States. Also includes distribution maps for each species.
It's happening in Texas.
(1986) Jones, S.C., III.; Whalewatcher
No abstract available
Association of National Estuary Programs Fact Cards
(The Association of National Estuary Programs, 2001) The Association of National Estuary Programs
These fact cards outline a location description, important facts about the 28 estuaries of national significance, the health of the estuary, accomplishments of the estuary program, and a fun recipe. The estuaries of national significance are: Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary, Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary, Barnegat Bay Estuary, Buzzards Bay, Casco Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Delaware Estuary, Delaware Inland Bays, Galveston Bay, Indian River Lagoon, Long Island Sound, Lower Columbia River Estuary, Maryland Coastal Bays, Massachusetts Bays, Mobile Bay, Morro Bay, Narragansett Bay, New Hampshire Estuaries, New York -New Jersey Harbor, Peconic Bay, Puget Sound, San Francisco Estuary, San Juan Bay, Santa Monica Bay, Sarasota Bay, Tampa Bay, Tillamook Bay.
Note on changes in the abundance and distribution of certain species of macroalgae alone the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
(n.d.) Medlin, L.K.; Contributions in Marine Science
No abstract available
Interim Assessment Houston Ship Channel
(ENSR Consulting and Engineering, 1994-01) ENSR Consulting and Engineering
The Interim Assessment is presented in the following five sections as follows: Section 1 - Explanation of Graphs; Section 2 - Dioxin Analysis; Section 3 - Sediment Analysis; Section 4 - Water Analysis; Section 5 - Data. Two significant data sets were not available when the graphs presented herein were prepared - metals for water and the December temporal water sampling. ENSR anticipates that the final report, prepared July 1994, will present the total data in a manner similar to the graphs presented herein, subject to approval by the Oversight Committee. Manyof the graphs have been prepared with the thought of adding data from future analyses.
An Overview of TexAQS 2000
(2002 1913) Daum PH
From August 1 to September 15, 2000 over 250 scientists and technicians from over 40 organizations participated in TexAQS 2000, a major air quality study focussed on Houston, Texas The study was one of the largest, most comprehensive and sophisticated studies of urban air quality that has ever conducted in the US. The overall objective of the study was to provide a better understanding of the emissions, and the basic chemical, physical and meteorological processes that determine ozone and fine particle distributions in eastern Texas, and to provide scientific understanding to policy makers to assist them in devising optimal ozone and PM management strategies. Resources for the program included five aircraft; major chemistry sites at Laporte airport adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel, and on the 62nd floor of Williams Tower on the west side of Houston; EPA funded (U. of Texas GC-ARCH Program) aerosol/chemistry sites located up-in- and downwind wind of the Ship Channel, and; a well developed ozone/aerosol monitoring network supported by TNRCC, the City of Houston, and a consortium of industries in the Houston area. Meteorological resources included five wind profilers, and three rawinsonde launch sites. Conditions were ideal for an air quality study with a major O3 episode occurring during late August, early September. The large array of surface and airborne measurements deployed in the program resulted in an unprecedented characterization in space and time, of the concentrations of O3/aerosol precursors, intermediates, and product species in eastern Texas over a range of conditions
Chemical characterization of ocean-dumped waste materials
(Plenum Press, 1981) Atlas, E.; Martinez, G.; Giam, C.S.; Ketchum, B.H., D.R. Kester, and P.K. Park; Ocean dumping of industrial wastes
No abstract available
Economic development in Galveston: a summary.
(Galveston Chamber of Commerce., 1986) Galveston Chamber of Commerce.
No abstract available
The story of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston ship channel.
(Chamber of Commerce., 1926) Farrar, R.M.
No abstract available

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