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The document describes three zones of subsidence along the Louisiana coast. Zone 1 experiences primarily shallow compaction and is the most stable, allowing marshes and the Atchafalaya delta to build land over long periods. Zone 2 subsides through listric faulting, salt movement, and compaction, causing deltas to gradually convert to open water. Zone 3 has the highest subsidence rates due to ductile clay movement adding to all other mechanisms, resulting in short-lived deltas that quickly subside below sea
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- chris_mclindon
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- EN