Nearshore Canyon Experiment

Abstract

The objective of the Nearshore Canyon Experiment (NCEX) was to understand the effect of complex continental-shelf bathymetry on surface gravity waves and on the breaking-wave-driven circulation onshore of the irregular bathymetry. The NCEX observations were the first extensive quantitative field measurements of the effect of severe alongshore bathymetric inhomogeneities (here a submarine canyon) on incident waves, and on the surfzone circulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA465095

Entities

People

  • R. T. Guza

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bathymetry
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Continental Shelves
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Secondary Waves
  • Shallow Water
  • Submarine Canyons
  • Submarines
  • Waves

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography