Using a Near-Bed Sediment Flux Sensor to Measure Wave Formed Bedform Migrations and Formation Processes

Abstract

My research program focuses on identifying and quantifying sediment erosion, transport, and deposition processes on the continental shelf through state of the art observational techniques in both fine grained and sandy environments. In sandy environments, my goal is to understand the detailed interactions and feedbacks between hydrodynamics, bedforms, and the resulting sand transport. In fine-grained environments, I have been investigating the role fluid mud flows as a depositional mechanism in areas with high deposition rates. In both of these types of environments, I have also focused on relating the small-scale transport processes to larger temporal and spatial scale depositional and erosional patterns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA472813

Entities

People

  • Peter Traykovski

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Sets
  • Doppler Effect
  • Environment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Intensity
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Migration
  • Pencil Beams
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography