Sediment Transport and Strata Formation in the Adriatic Sea

Abstract

LONG TERM GOALS. The long-term goal of this project is to develop quantitative models of sediment transport, resuspension, deposition and accumulation on the continental margin. OBJECTIVES. The objectives of this research are 1) to characterize the structure of the river plumes and coastal currents in the western Adriatic Sea and their influence on sediment dispersal from Alpine and Apennine rivers; 2) to assess the relative contributions of Alpine and Apennine rivers to the clinoform development in the Adriatic, and to determine the delivery mechanism of these different sources; 3) to determine the mechanisms and rates of sediment resuspension and bottom-boundary-layer sediment transport in the western Adriatic; 4) to determine how bottom-boundary-layer processes influence the patterns of erosion and deposition in the western Adriatic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA628184

Entities

People

  • James Irish
  • Peter Traykovski
  • Wayne Rockwell Geyer

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adriatic Sea
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Deployment
  • Far Field
  • Fluids
  • Layers
  • Marine Geology
  • Measurement
  • Near Field
  • Offshore
  • Salinity
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Polar and Arctic Studies