Internal Circulation in Tidal Channels and Straits: a Comparison of Observed and Numerical Turbulence Estimates (AASERT)

Abstract

The principal long-term goals of this project are to provide: In concert with related projects, an improved understanding of vertical turbulent mixing and it consequences in stratified estuarine flows. Improved methods for determination of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentration and transport fields from acoustic and optical backscatter measurements. The past year s work focused on the second goal, finding improved methods for determination of the SPM concentration and transport fields from acoustic and optical backscatter measurements, given appropriate calibration data. As a part of this effort, we have used continuous wavelet transform methods to determine the importance of tidal and non-tidal mechanisms in horizontal SPM transport.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2000
Accession Number
ADA609995

Entities

People

  • António M. Baptista
  • David A. Jay

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Backscattering
  • Calibration
  • Coastal Regions
  • Columbia River
  • Data Sets
  • Ecology
  • Efficiency
  • Electronic Mail
  • Frequency
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Rivers
  • Scattering
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wavelet Transforms

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Oceanography.