Surfzone Bubbles: Model Development, Testing and Extension to Sedimentary/Chemical/Biological Processes

Abstract

Our long term goal is to develop a tested model of optical properties in the surf zone and adjacent nearshore ocean, including the influence of suspended sediment, bubble population and surface foam, to assess how optical properties are related to short term events such as individual breaking wave crests, and to determine how wave-driven surf zone circulation influences spatial distribution of optical properties just offshore of breaking through seaward transport of fine sediment and small persistent bubbles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598110

Entities

People

  • Fengyan Shi
  • James T Kirby

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Processes
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Chemistry
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Engineering
  • Entrainment
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluids
  • Multiphase Flow
  • Optical Properties
  • Simulations
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography