Reference Concentration for Shelf Sediment Transport Models

Abstract

The scientific focus of this project is to improve our understanding of near-bed suspended sediment concentration (i.e., "reference concentration") in the coastal environment. Models of sediment transport require parameterization of the reference concentration in terms of hydrodynamical and sedimentological measures. In this study we evaluate the accuracy and suitability of existing expressions for reference concentration based on field measurements, and develop an improved expression for this important parameter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA541645

Entities

People

  • David A. Cacchione

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boundary Layer
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Grain Size
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Mobile Laboratories
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Scanning Sonar
  • Seabed
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design