ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌvðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈɪvɚ, ðə sˈɛdɪmənts ʌvðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ʃˈɛlf ænd slˈoʊp, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹkə bˈeɪsən, wɪðˌɪn ðə ɡˈʌlf ʌv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ pɹɪzˈɜːv ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv pˌeɪliːoʊklˈaɪmət ænd pˌeɪliːoʊhˌaɪdɹəlˈɑːdʒɪk pɹˈɑːksiz.
In the case of the Mississippi River, the sediments of the Louisiana continental shelf and slope, including the Orca Basin, within the Gulf of Mexico preserve a variety of paleoclimate and paleohydrologic proxies.