Modeling Nearshore Processes as Complex Systems

Abstract

The long-term goal of this research is to develop and test predictive models for nearshore processes. This is to be accomplished within the framework of the nearshore as a hierarchical complex system, wherein, at discretely ordered space and time scales, a small number of variables emerge as the dominant influences on the dynamics of this nonlinear, open system and the interactions between these dominant variables give rise to complex, emergent behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 03, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416942

Entities

People

  • Brad Werner

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Simulations
  • Dynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hierarchies
  • Information Operations
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Physics
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space