Mixing and Transport in the Surfzone

Abstract

The long-term goal, better understanding surfzone mixing and transport, would allow improved prediction of the fate of terrestrial runoff pollution and other substances (e.g. fine sediment, chemicals) sometimes present in very shallow water. Objectives were to (1) develop improved methods to measure breaking wave-driven mixing and transport in the natural surf zone, (2) obtain field observations that can be used test and calibrate numerical models for surfzone mixing and transport.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527028

Entities

People

  • R. T. Guza

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Dispersions
  • Dyes
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Sampling
  • Sediments
  • Shallow Water
  • Shores
  • Submarine Canyons
  • Transport Ships
  • Water
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography