Sediment Transport by Internal Waves in EUROSTRATAFORM

Abstract

The overall long-term goal of EUROSTRATAFORM is to advance our understanding of the development and modification of sedimentary deposits and sequences on continental terraces \201shelves and slopes\202 in the Mediterranean Sea. Specifically, field studies of modern sedimentary processes will focus on two regions: along the central and northern Adriatic Sea off Italy, and in the Gulf of Lyons off southern France. This project investigates the role that shoaling internal waves might have in affecting sedimentation in these two regions. The overall long-term project goal is to determine the modes and mechanisms of transport of bottom and suspended sediment by internal waves. The primary emphasis of the research is to examine the available information on internal waves and density structure in the northern Adriatic Sea, and to make preliminary estimates of internal wave effects on sedimentation in both regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA628152

Entities

People

  • David A. Cacchione

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adriatic Sea
  • Continental Shelves
  • Frequency
  • Group Velocity
  • Internal Waves
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Oceans
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Sequences
  • Surface Waves
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships
  • Waves

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  • Coastal Oceanography