Nepheloid Layer Measurements and Floc Model for OASIS
Abstract
The long-term goal of our research is to improve fundamental understanding and numerical representation of coastal bottom-boundary layer processes, with an emphasis on sediment dynamics. Our aim is to improve quantitative regional-scale models describing the relationships among meteorological and oceanographic forcing, freshwater influx, particle resuspension, and transport and accumulation of sediment in the coastal ocean. We are participating in the Optics Acoustics and Stress In Situ (OASIS) project to focus on the interaction between bed and suspended sediments and the influence of fine sediment and flocs on optical properties in the water column. Quantitative understanding of bottom-boundary layer processes and sediment dynamics is important to the Navy because these processes determine environmental conditions in coastal regions, including current speeds, turbulence, water-column turbidity, and bottom acoustic properties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA573128
Entities
People
- Christopher R. Sherwood