Reference Concentration for Shelf Sediment Transport Models

Abstract

The scientific focus of this project is to improve our understanding of near-bed suspended sediment concentration (i.e., "reference concentration or Cref") in the coastal environment. Models of sediment transport require parameterization of Cref in terms of hydrodynamical and sedimentological measures. We will evaluate the accuracy and suitability of existing expressions for Cref, and based on our field results, provide an improved expression for this important parameter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572873

Entities

People

  • David A. Cacchione

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Sets
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Grain Size
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Scanning Sonar
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shallow Water
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Urban Planning and Geography.