STRATAFORM Plume Study and LEO-15 Analyses

Abstract

The overall goal of our research effort is to understand (1) the processes which govern sediment transport in the bottom boundary layer (including suspended, bedload and bedform transport), (2) the relationship of suspended and bedload transport to the bedforms and wave and current forcing, and (3) how these affect strata formation on the continental shelf. With a combined observational and theoretical approach, data is being obtained to improve models of suspended and bedload transport which will allow better predictions of sediment and contaminate transport. Our goal in STRATAFORM is to advance the understanding of the bottom sediment transport processes (resuspension and transport as suspended sediment and movement along the bottom in bedforms) and improve modeling of sediment transport, particularly the movement in the bottom meter of the water column, related to the cross shelf movement and deposition of sediment from the Eel river.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628694

Entities

People

  • James D. Irish
  • James F. Lynch

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Sets
  • Grain Size
  • Information Operations
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • New Jersey
  • Scanning
  • Scanning Sonar
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships
  • Waves

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography