Africa Partnership Station

Abstract

The long-range goal of this research is to assist in the development of the ONR-sponsored Africa Partnership Station to be located in Accra, Ghana, Africa. Objectives are: 1) Assist in guiding activities associated with coastal processes research conducted by the University of Ghana (PI Wiafe) during the second and third years of their 3-year funded program, and conducting workshops related to specific objectives. 2) Assist in the preparation, deployment, and operation of a directional wave buoy off the coast of Ghana for regional numerical modeling studies, collaborate in field activities, and conduct a joint UG-UNH workshop on data collection and analysis methods. 3) Assist in the development of a shallow water survey vessel for studies of the large scale coastal behavior along the Ghana coastline.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA540468

Entities

People

  • George Wiafe
  • Thomas C. Lippman

Organizations

  • University of New Hampshire

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Continental Shelves
  • Deployment
  • Directional
  • Economic Development
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Infrastructure
  • Military Research
  • New Hampshire
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Shallow Water
  • Southern Ocean
  • Waves

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.