Skip to main content
Duke University Libraries
DukeSpace Scholarship by Duke Authors
  • Login
  • Ask
  • Menu
  • Login
  • Ask a Librarian
  • Search & Find
  • Using the Library
  • Research Support
  • Course Support
  • Libraries
  • About
View Item 
  •   DukeSpace
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • Nicholas School of the Environment
  • View Item
  •   DukeSpace
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • Nicholas School of the Environment
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

How weather shocks impact the flow of energy-related goods on the Lower Mississippi River

View / Download
6.7 Mb
Date
2019-04-23
Authors
Murnan, Gabrielle
Vanchosovych, Yuliya
Wu, Fan
Advisors
Pratson, Lincoln
Shepard, Jun
Repository Usage Stats
199
views
90
downloads
Abstract
The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) is a pivotal transport route for American imports and exports. Disruptions on the LMR could impact the timely movement of goods up and down the river, particularly energy-related products. This study evaluates how droughts and floods impact energy barge traffic along the LMR. We examine the effect water level has on barge travel rate along various legs of the LMR and on the count of vessels at selected study regions. The results indicate a negative relationship between water level and vessel count: as water level increases, the number of vessels at specific study regions decreases; as water level decreases, the number of vessels at specific study regions increases. Additionally, water level has a greater impact on downstream travel rate for vessels in comparison to upstream travel rate. We find that these results will likely have minimal impact on the energy resiliency of counties along the LMR but could increase energy barge operating costs and thus lead to a modal switch toward less energy efficient and more costly freight alternatives.
Type
Master's project
Department
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Subject
Barge
Mississippi River
Energy
Extreme weather
AIS
Resilience
Permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10161/18377
Citation
Murnan, Gabrielle; Vanchosovych, Yuliya; & Wu, Fan (2019). How weather shocks impact the flow of energy-related goods on the Lower Mississippi River. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/18377.
Collections
  • Nicholas School of the Environment
More Info
Show full item record
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Rights for Collection: Nicholas School of the Environment


Works are deposited here by their authors, and represent their research and opinions, not that of Duke University. Some materials and descriptions may include offensive content. More info

Make Your Work Available Here

How to Deposit

Browse

All of DukeSpaceCommunities & CollectionsAuthorsTitlesTypesBy Issue DateDepartmentsAffiliations of Duke Author(s)SubjectsBy Submit DateThis CollectionAuthorsTitlesTypesBy Issue DateDepartmentsAffiliations of Duke Author(s)SubjectsBy Submit Date

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

View Usage Statistics
Duke University Libraries

Contact Us

411 Chapel Drive
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 660-5870
Perkins Library Service Desk

Digital Repositories at Duke

  • Report a problem with the repositories
  • About digital repositories at Duke
  • Accessibility Policy
  • Deaccession and DMCA Takedown Policy

TwitterFacebookYouTubeFlickrInstagramBlogs

Sign Up for Our Newsletter
  • Re-use & Attribution / Privacy
  • Harmful Language Statement
  • Support the Libraries
Duke University