Documenting Fine-Sediment Import and Export for Two Contrasting Mesotidal Flats

Abstract

The general goal of this project is to examine the seabed, quantitatively document the fluxes of fine sediment (over different time scales), and thereby validate localized measurements and numerical models of sediment transport.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA557210

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Nittrouer

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Fine Grained Materials
  • Grain Size
  • Layers
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Geology
  • Oceans
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shear Stresses
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Tidal Currents
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography