Biogenic Ripple Destruction: Rates, Modes and Subsurface Consequences

Abstract

The ultimate objective of this research program is to obtain a predictive understanding of the physical and biological processes that control the microtopography of the sediment-covered seafloor. Our primary means to address this topic is to make focused field measurements that extend and test conceptual frameworks

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572834

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Wheatcroft

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Biological Processes
  • Continental Shelves
  • High Resolution
  • Marine Geology
  • Measurement
  • Particle Flux
  • Particles
  • Porosity
  • Seabed
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Thickness
  • Universities

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design