Research in the Coastal and Oceanic Environment.
Abstract
This report covers accomplishments for the period 1 September 1969 to 31 August 1975 of an interdisciplinary investigation under the program 'Research in the Coastal and Oceanic Environment.' The program had undergone a significant redirection as a result of the termination of the DOD Themis Program and the transfer of support to the Geography Programs of the Office of Naval Research. Past activities at the University of Delaware represent a coordinated effort in research that covers a wide spectrum of topics including studies of energy exchange, sedimentary processes, vegetative growth, properties of marine soils and sediments, wave energy concentration, dissipation of waves in shore areas, wave breaking characteristics, wave defense devices, method of predicting wave height and direction, tides, winds and storm surges, dynamic geological models, remote sensing techniques for wave reconnaissance, mechanics of sediment movement and biogeochemistry of marsh gases. A substantial amount of basic information has been researched and documented. With the vast amount of background information in hand, contributed both by Delaware researchers and other scientists in the nation, the research program at Delaware has been reoriented, beginning in 1972, toward developing predictive tools tailored to the Navy's needs. Specifically, this new effort was concentrated in three major areas--dynamic modeling of coastal conditions, stochastic prediction of coastal processes and photo-optical and field determination of wave spectra. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA035824
Entities
People
- Christopher Yang
- William S. Gaither
Organizations
- University of Delaware