Argus Development and Support

Abstract

The long term goal of nearshore processes research has been to develop a predictive understanding of the fluid dynamics of a random wave field shoaling over the complicated bathymetry of a natural beach, and the response of the beach to those overlying wave and current motions. Traditionally, this has involved forward prediction based on models and seed data of initial and boundary conditions. However, it has now been broadly recognized that prediction of nonlinear systems such as the nearshore will inevitably fail at long time scales, so that knowledge of a coastal environment will depend on frequent data updates, likely acquired through innovative remote sensing techniques. The Argus Program, developed by the Coastal Imaging Lab (CIL), is one such approach (http://cil-www.coas.oregonstate.edu:8080). Technology developments in Argus are important to a range of nearshore dynamics research programs and apply readily to other remote sensing programs of Naval interest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA615074

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Holman

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bathymetry
  • Boundaries
  • Continents
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Europe
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geography
  • Information Operations
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Remote Sensing
  • Research Facilities
  • Sensor Networks
  • Signal Processing
  • Standards
  • Teamwork

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation