EuroSTRATAFORM: Off-shelf Sediment Transport Processes in the Gulf of Lions

Abstract

The long-term goal of the sediment transport and accumulation component of Euro-STRATAFORM is to link sediment-transport processes to the formation and preservation of event beds in sediment deposits. Specifically we would like to 1) investigate the range of processes responsible for along- and off-shelf transport of sediment (including "wave/current-driven" and "density-driven" processes), and 2) contrast results in a high-energy wave system (e.g., the Eel River shelf) with the results in lower-energy wave systems in the Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Lions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572476

Entities

People

  • A. S. Ogston
  • R. W. Sternberg

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adriatic Sea
  • Altimeters
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Continental Shelves
  • Contrast
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • Grain Size
  • High Energy
  • Oceans
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships

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