Contemporary Sediment Transport Processes Through Submarine Canyon Heads

Abstract

The long-term goal of this research effort is to understand the oceanic processes that transport, erode and deposit sediment within submarine canyon heads, and contribute to the sediment transfer from the shelf to the continental slope.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA573012

Entities

People

  • P. Puig

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Deployment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Landforms
  • Marine Geology
  • Measurement
  • Particle Flux
  • Particles
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Slope
  • Submarine Canyons
  • Submarines
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships
  • Underwater Acoustics

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design