Sediment Erosion and Redistribution in Fine-Grained Shelf Environments

Abstract

My long-term goal within the EuroSTRATAFORM program is to increase our ability to predict sediment transport in fine-grained regions of the continental shelf. Field work and the development and application of models during STRATAFORM increased our understanding of these processes and improved our ability to predict them. The Adriatic and Gulf of Lions EuroSTRATAFORM sites offer characteristics (forcing, margin configuration) that contrast with the Eel shelf STRATAFORM study area. Testing and extending our conceptual and numerical sediment transport models at these sites is an important goal of the EuroSTRATAFORM shelf process studies

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572837

Entities

People

  • Patricia Wiberg

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continental Shelves
  • Contrast
  • Ecology
  • Entrainment
  • Environment
  • Glass Fibers
  • Grain Size
  • Measurement
  • Porosity
  • Sampling
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships
  • Water

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography