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Overview

Mead A. Allison is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research portfolio covers a range of topics centered on earth-surface processes and coastal ecosystem dynamics.

The main topics of work include:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Their subfields of expertise encompass:

  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Soil Science

Mead A. Allison has contributed to several scientific publications, including:

  • "Amazon Sediment Transport and Accumulation Along the Continuum of Mixed Fluvial and Marine Processes," published in 2020 in Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Novel Integration of Geodetic and Geologic Methods for High-Resolution Monitoring of Subsidence in the Mississippi Delta," published in 2022 in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "Dune-scale cross-strata across the fluvial-deltaic backwater regime: Preservation potential of an autogenic stratigraphic signature," published in 2020 in Geology
  • "Impact of water loss on sustainability of the Mississippi River channel in its deltaic reach," published in 2023 in Hydrological Processes
  • "A roadmap to the Co-production of a decision support tool for coastal ecosystems," published in 2023 in Environmental Science & Policy

The frequent publication venues for Allison include:

  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Annual Review of Marine Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Environmental Science & Policy

Regular collaborators in their research include:

  • Ehab Meselhe
  • Barbara A. Kleiss
  • Kelin Hu
  • John W. Day
  • Jeffrey A. Nittrouer

The scientist's work frequently addresses processes related to sediment transport, coastal wetland ecosystems, and hydrological dynamics within river delta systems. This research contributes to understanding the interplay between geological processes and ecosystem sustainability, particularly in deltaic environments like the Mississippi River Delta.

Best Publications

  • Large-river delta-front estuaries as natural "recorders" of global environmental change.

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Mead A. Allison

  • Transport and transformation of dissolved and particulate materials on continental margins influenced by major rivers: benthic boundary layer and seabed processes

    Brent A Mckee;R. C. Aller;M. A. Allison;T. S. Bianchi

  • The science of hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: a review.

    T. S. Bianchi;S. F. DiMarco;Jr H. Cowan;R. D. Hetland

  • High rates of organic carbon burial in fjord sediments globally

    Richard W. Smith;Thomas S. Bianchi;Mead Allison;Mead Allison;Candida Savage;Candida Savage

  • Stratigraphic evolution of the late Holocene Ganges–Brahmaputra lower delta plain

    M.A. Allison;S.R. Khan;S.L. Goodbred;S.A. Kuehl

  • A water and sediment budget for the lower Mississippi–Atchafalaya River in flood years 2008–2010: Implications for sediment discharge to the oceans and coastal restoration in Louisiana

    Mead A. Allison;Charles R. Demas;Bruce A. Ebersole;Barbara A. Kleiss

  • Subaqueous delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system

    Steven A. Kuehl;Beth M. Levy;Willard S. Moore;Mead A. Allison

  • Development and reworking of a seasonal flood deposit on the inner continental shelf off the Atchafalaya River

    Mead A. Allison;Gail C. Kineke;Elizabeth S. Gordon;Miguel A. Goñi

  • An evaluation of subsidence rates and sea‐level variability in the northern Gulf of Mexico

    Alexander S. Kolker;Mead A. Allison;Sultan Hameed

  • The Amazon-influenced muddy coast of South America : a review of mud-bank-shoreline interactions

    Edward J. Anthony;Antoine Gardel;Nicolas Gratiot;Christophe Proisy

  • Historical Changes in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta Front

    M. A. Allison

  • The use of large water and sediment diversions in the lower Mississippi River (Louisiana) for coastal restoration

    Mead A. Allison;Ehab A. Meselhe

  • Bedform transport rates for the lowermost Mississippi River

    Jeffrey A. Nittrouer;Mead A. Allison;Richard Campanella

  • Mangrove expansion in the Gulf of Mexico with climate change: Implications for wetland health and resistance to rising sea levels

    Rebecca S. Comeaux;Mead A. Allison;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta

    Steven A. Kuehl;Mead A. Allison;Steven L. Goodbred;Hermann Kudrass

  • Origin of Amazon mudbanks along the northeastern coast of South America

    Mead A Allison;Michael T Lee;Andrea S Ogston;Robert C Aller

  • Historical reconstruction of mangrove expansion in the Gulf of Mexico: Linking climate change with carbon sequestration in coastal wetlands

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Mead A. Allison;Jun Zhao;Xinxin Li

  • Importance of flood-plain sedimentation for river sediment budgets and terrigenous input to the oceans: Insights from the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River

    Mead A Allison;S. A. Kuehl;T. C. Martin;A. Hassan

  • Sediment deposition, accumulation, and seabed dynamics in an energetic fine-grained coastal environment

    Steven A. Kuehl;Steven A. Kuehl;Charles A. Nittrouer;Mead A. Allison;L. Ercilio C. Faria

  • Hydrodynamic sorting and transport of terrestrially derived organic carbon in sediments of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers

    Thomas S. Bianchi;John J. Galler;Mead A. Allison

  • Subaqueous deltaic formation on the Atchafalaya Shelf, Louisiana

    Ciara F. Neill;Mead A. Allison

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas S. Bianchi
Thomas S. Bianchi University of New Hampshire
Charles A. Nittrouer
Charles A. Nittrouer University of Washington
Andrea S. Ogston
Andrea S. Ogston University of Washington
Steven A. Kuehl
Steven A. Kuehl Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Jeremy G. Venditti
Jeremy G. Venditti Simon Fraser University
Brent A. McKee
Brent A. McKee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John A. Goff
John A. Goff The University of Texas at Austin
Miguel A. Goñi
Miguel A. Goñi Oregon State University
Michael Church
Michael Church University of British Columbia
Steven F. DiMarco
Steven F. DiMarco Texas A&M University

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