Mechanics of Mixing in Sediment-laden Plumes

Abstract

The long-term scientific goal is to develop sound theoretical models for submarine sediment movement that can be used to predict both the initiation, spatial development, and time duration of turbidity currents, as well as the characteristics of the sedimentary deposits that these flows generate in continental shelves and slopes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628213

Entities

People

  • Jeff Parsons
  • Marcelo Garcia

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Convection
  • Data Sets
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Laser Diagnostics
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Mechanics
  • Physics
  • Reynolds Number
  • Salinity
  • Sediments
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbidity
  • Turbidity Currents

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