Numerical Coupling of River Discharge to Shelf/Slope Sedimentation Models

Abstract

Scientific objectives of this project are: (1) Develop a nested set of models to study the interactions of sedimentation processes on the shelf, including the effects of river supply, plume transport and initial deposition of sediments; (2) Analyze the effects on the resulting sediment sequences of a range in river discharge characteristics from a storm flood dominated system to a more continuous discharge system; (3) Analyze the effects on the resulting sediment sequences of the temporal coherence of river discharge events and ocean storms, and (4) Establish the importance and determine the effects of climate change on sediment supply and distribution on a continental margin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA345371

Entities

People

  • Jaia P. M. Syvitski
  • Mark D. Morehead

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Drainage Basins
  • Dynamics
  • Earth Sciences
  • Floods
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geography
  • Marine Geology
  • Rivers
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Sequences
  • Simulations
  • Storm Surges

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers