Optical Imaging of the Nearshore

Abstract

The long-term goal of nearshore processes research has been to develop a predictive understanding of the fluid dynamics of a random wave field shoaling over the complicated bathymetry of a natural beach, and the response of the beach to those overlying wave and current motions [Holman, et al., 1990]. Success requires advances in our understanding of nearshore physics, improvement in our capabilities for numerical modeling, and development and testing of methods for the rapid collection of the data required for model initial and boundary conditions and for data assimilation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA532778

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Holman

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Assimilation
  • Bathymetry
  • Boundaries
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • European Union
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Geography
  • Linear Polarization
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Research Facilities
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design