Optics, Acoustics, and Stress in a Nearshore Bottom Nepheloid Layer (OASIS)
Abstract
Long-term goals: To quantify and understand the effects of aggregation dynamics on the distribution of particles in the bottom boundary layer, and to understand how the properties of particles (composition, shape, and internal structure) affect their optical and acoustical properties. The objectives are: Obtain a set of acoustical and optical measurements that determines the evolution of the particle size distribution, obtain concurrent velocity, temperature and conductivity measurements sufficient to determine the fluid dynamical environment within which the particle size distribution evolves, and evaluate and improve a state-of-the-art model of particle dynamics by comparing model calculations with measurements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA527063
Entities
People
- Emmanuel S. Boss
- John H. Trowbridge
- Paul S. Hill
- Timothy G. Milligan
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution