Fine Sediments in Suspension over Continental Shelves.

Abstract

The work funded by this grant addressed the dynamics of the bottom boundary layer and the associated transport of fine sediment on storm-dominated continental shelves. The grant was a continuation of previous grants that covered the same topics, and it was part of the Sediment Transport Events on Shelves and Slopes (STRESS) program, which contained a substantial field component off northern California. The work on sediment transport focused on a comparison of the thickness of the bottom mixed layer (BML) and the bottom nepheloid layer (BNL), and it indicated a different structure depending on whether the along-isobath flow is upwelling-favorable or downwelling-favorable. The work on the dynamics of the bottom boundary layer focused on observational tests of vertically integrated balances for heat and momentum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 1997
Accession Number
ADA328468

Entities

People

  • John Trowbridge

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Classification
  • Continental Shelves
  • Dynamics
  • Heat Energy
  • Layers
  • Momentum
  • Optical Scanning
  • Security
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Thickness
  • Transport Ships
  • Upwelling

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.