Floc Fraction in the Gulf of Lions

Abstract

The goal of this research is to develop greater understanding of the dynamics of fine-grained sediment and its role in the generation of sedimentary facies on the continental shelf. In particular, we seek greater understanding of the environmental processes that influence the degree of packaging of fine-grained sediment within flocs (floc fraction), and the role of boundary shear stress in determining the change in sediment size and sorting that makes the sand-mud transition recognizable acoustically as well as lithologically.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2004
Accession Number
ADA613018

Entities

People

  • Paul Hill
  • Timmothy G. Milligan

Organizations

  • Dalhousie University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cameras
  • Canada
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Marine Geology
  • Nova Scotia
  • Oceanography
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses

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  • Coastal Oceanography