Benthic Turbulence and Mixing Induced by Nonlinear Internal Waves

Abstract

The long term goal of this work is to develop a fundamental understanding and predictive capability of the underlying physics of the interaction of nonlinear internal waves (NLIWs) with the continental shelf seafloor over a broad range of environmental conditions. We are particularly interested in how such interactions impact underwater optics and acoustics and shelf energetics and ecology by stimulating enhanced benthic turbulence and bottom particulate resuspension.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573263

Entities

People

  • Peter J Diamessis

Organizations

  • Cornell University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Seabed
  • Shallow Water
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography