Current Issues in Knowledge Management / by Jennex, Murray E., 1956-, editor 294378, Gale Group (Online service) 651863

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Quantification of terrestrial ecosystem carbon dynamics in the conterminous United States combining a process-based biogeochemical model and MODIS and AmeriFlux data by M. Chen, Q. Zhuang, D. R. Cook, R. Coulter, M. Pekour, R. L. Scott, J. W. Munger, K. Bible

“…The effects of extreme climate and disturbances such as severe drought in 2002 and destructive Hurricane Katrina in 2005 were captured by the model. Our study provides a new independent and more adequate measure of carbon fluxes for the conterminous United States, which will benefit studies of carbon-climate feedback and facilitate policy-making of carbon management and climate.…”
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HadISD: a quality-controlled global synoptic report database for selected variables at long-term stations from 1973–2011 by D. E. Parker, I. Durre, A. Dai, E. V. Woolley, P. W. Thorne, K. M. Willett, R. J. H. Dunn, R. S. Vose

“…Further validation was performed on a selection of extreme events world-wide (Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the cold snap in Alaska in 1989 and heat waves in SE Australia in 2009). …”
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The Effects of Tropical Cyclone-Generated Deposition on the Sustainability of the Pearl River Marsh, Louisiana: The Importance of the Geologic Framework by Terrence A. McCloskey, Christopher G. Smith, Kam-biu Liu, Paul R. Nelson

“…Radiochemical chronologies and sedimentary evidence indicate that this layer was associated with the passage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As this material would otherwise have been lost to the system, this deposition indicates a net gain to marsh surface elevation. …”
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Porosity : Networking Cities for a Changing Climate by Brett snyder, N. Claire Napawan

“…The deadliest storm to hit the country since 2005 it caused tens of billions of dollars in damage, destroyed thousands of homes, left millions without electric service, and caused 117 deaths in the United States, including 53 in New York, making Sandy the most life costly hurricane to hit the United States mainland since Hurricane Katrina. In all an estimated 186 people were killed across the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada. …”
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Three essays examining social vulnerability and place-based determinants of health by Tan, Shin Bin

“…Using a mixed-methods approach to analyze repeated survey data and interviews of low-income mothers hit by the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, this study found a unit increase in year-weighted county opportunity predicted a doubling of incomes approximately 12 years after the hurricane, but only if participants remained in higher opportunity counties beyond 9 to 21 months. …”
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Making groceries : food, neighborhood markets, and neighborhood recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans by Schwartz, Jeffrey E. (Jeffrey Evan)

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Cacophonous geographies : the symbolic and material landscapes of race by Brand, Anna Livia

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Statistical Analysis of Nutrient Loads from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB) to the Gulf of Mexico by Phyllis Okwan, Yi Zhen, Huan Feng, Shinjae Yoo, Murty S. Kambhampati, Abreione Walker, Shayne Boykin, Joe Omojola, Noel Blackburn

“…The two-sample t-test indicates a significant difference (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.046) in orthophosphate loads before and after Hurricane Katrina. Moreover, it is found that there is a significant (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.01) increase in nutrient loads during normal weather conditions. …”
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Assessing the destructiveness of tropical cyclones induced by anthropogenic aerosols in an atmosphere–ocean coupled framework by Y. Lin, Y. Lin, Y. Wang, J.-S. Hsieh, J. H. Jiang, Q. Su, Q. Su, L. Zhao, M. Lavallee, R. Zhang

“…Here, we quantitatively assess the aerosol microphysical effects and aerosol-modified ocean feedbacks during Hurricane Katrina using a cloud-resolving atmosphere–ocean coupled model: Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) in conjunction with the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). …”
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Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina. By Stuart B. Schwartz. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2015. Pp. xxi, 439. $35... by Emanuel, Kerry Andrew

“…Fearing lawsuits from local businesses, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin delayed the evacuation of his city as Hurricane Katrina approached in 2005, a decision that probably cost hundreds of lives. …”
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Three Essays on residential mobility, housing, and health by Daepp, Madeleine I. G.(Madeleine Isabelle Gorkin)

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Finding the higher ground : assessing contrasting approaches to planning for climate change induced resettlement by Schenk, Todd Edward William

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The post-disaster shrinking city : vacant land types, patterns, and strategies in post-Katrina New Orleans by McHugh, Colleen M. (Colleen Margaret)

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16322 Post-Hurricane Community Health Assessment through Newspaper Stories and Interprofessional Community Engagement by Kathleen R. Stevens, Mary Judson, Dan Parker, Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Wendy Lee, Timothy Reistetter, David Vasquez

“…Harvey caused catastrophic flooding, destruction, on par with 2005 Hurricane Katrina as the costliest storm on record. In Port Aransas, 130 mph winds and a 12-foot storm surge damaged 90% of the buildings. …”
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Double-dipping or lagniappe? : a study on the use of tenant-based vouchers in low-income housing tax credit developments in New Orleans, Louisiana by Bowling, William C., Jr

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When did these buildings become historic? : preservation meets public housing in post-Katrina New Orleans by Manville, Laura (Laura Maria Egan)

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Global health equity by Awele Utomi

“…Moy, "Left Behind: the Legacy of Hurricane Katrina," British Medical Journal 331 (2005): 916-18; A. …”
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The CEOS Recovery Observatory Pilot by S. Hosford, C. Proy, A. Giros, A. Eddy, I. Petiteville, C. Ishida, F. Gaetani, S. Frye, S. Zoffoli, J. Danzeglocke

“…Over the course of the last decade, large populations living in vulnerable areas have led to record damages and substantial loss of life in mega-disasters ranging from the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and Haiti earthquake of 2010; the catastrophic flood damages of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Tohoku tsunami of 2011, and the astonishing extent of the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2009. …”
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Shades of gray : race, class and coalition building in the fight to save New Orleans' public housing by Wilch, Rachel Meredith

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