Sediment Flux to the Coastal Zone: Predictions for the Navy

Abstract

Determine the magnitude, seasonality, and geographic distribution of mine burial rates, as a function of landward and seaward forces. The central premise is that the nature of upland drainage basin characteristics (including human forcings) defines the spatial distribution, timing, frequency and intensity of river-dominated fluxes of suspended sediments. Develop a set of quantitative estimates of continental-scale suspended sediment flux that can be derived from currently available global biogeophysical data sets. Determine the accuracy of these simulated outputs through comparison to measured fluxes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA626873

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Vorosmarty
  • Jaia P. M. Syvitski

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Drainage Basins
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Lapse Rate
  • Ridges
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Topography
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Regression Analysis.