Africa Partnership Station: Coastal Processes

Abstract

The overreaching goal of this research is to assist with the development of research capabilities of Gulf of Guinea nations and to increase the ability of these nations to predict and mitigate coastal hazards. This is being accomplished through sponsoring and developing the coastal processes research capabilities of these nations and their university systems. This projects focuses on interactions with the research group within the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of Ghana (UG) in Accra, with a goal of not only increasing the capabilities of Ghana to monitor and manage their coast, but to develop UG as a center of research excellence for the Gulf of Guinea region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA557136

Entities

People

  • Andrew Ashton
  • Cheryl Hapke

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Geological Surveys
  • Ground Penetrating Radar
  • Information Operations
  • Maritime Security
  • Monitoring
  • New Hampshire
  • Oceanography
  • Security
  • Students
  • Universities
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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