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Metadata:
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Title: Atchafalaya & Mississippi River Deltas study: a tale of two deltas
        Publication_Date: 
        Publication_Information:
          Publisher: Geological Survey (U.S.)
        Online_Linkage: http://gulfsci.usgs.gov/missriv/
    Description:
      Abstract:
        Project of the Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science program that evaluates the transport and sedimentation of contaminates through the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River delta to the near-shore Gulf of Mexico. Includes aerial photographs.
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alexandria Digital Library Feature Type Thesaurus
        Theme_Keyword: coastal zones
        Theme_Keyword: deltas
        Theme_Keyword: estuaries
        Theme_Keyword: rivers
        Theme_Keyword: wetlands
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4
        Place_Keyword: h080801 = Atchafalaya - Vermilion
        Place_Keyword: fOC16 = Gulf of Mexico
        Place_Keyword: h08090100 = Lower Mississippi-New Orleans
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
        Theme_Keyword: coastal ecosystems
        Theme_Keyword: contaminant transport
        Theme_Keyword: estuarine ecosystems
        Theme_Keyword: image collections
        Theme_Keyword: sediment transport
        Theme_Keyword: sedimentation
        Theme_Keyword: sedimentology
        Theme_Keyword: suspended material (water)
        Theme_Keyword: water chemistry
    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rkoenig