Evaluation of Channel Infill Processes in Relation to Forcing Data

Abstract

This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Program technical note (TN) explains processes that contribute to infilling of channels and basins in coastal regions where salt water and fresh water mix. It briefly discusses methods to reduce this infilling. Future activities of this DOER research task will identify connections between infilling mechanisms and forcing data. This will aid in developing a general method to use these types of data collectively as a tool to estimate future dredging volumes as well as likely location and sediment composition of these dredging events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1010294

Entities

People

  • Ashley Frey
  • Lauren Coe

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Dredging
  • Drops
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Materials
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Particles
  • Salt Water
  • Sedimentation
  • Topography
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering