Coastal Benthic Boundary Layer (CBBL) Research Program
Abstract
The Coastal Benthic Boundary Layer (CBBL) Special Research Program is a 5-year Office of Naval Research study that addressed the physical characterization and modeling of benthic boundary layer processes and the impact these processes have on seafloor structure, properties and behavior. This final report is a summary of the results compiled and published from FY92 through FY98. Quantitative physical models of the benthic boundary layer were tested in a series of experiments at coastal locations where differing environmental processes determine sediment structure. The sites were Eckernforde Bay, Baltic Sea; the West Florida Sand Sheet off Panama City, Florida; the lower Florida Keys; and the shallow continental shelf off Northern California. Predictive models developed through this program should enhance MCM technological capabilities in several important areas including acoustic and magnetic detection, classification, and neutralization of proud and buried mines; shock wave propagation; prediction of mine burial; and sediment classification. This report includes an introduction to the program, a summary of the results of those experiments, a list of publications that have resulted from CBBL research, and final reports from 24 of the 30 groups supported by the CBBL.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA457963
Entities
People
- Michael D. Richardson
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory