Field Measurements of Sediment Transport Processes in STRATAFORM: Extended Duration Observations

Abstract

The long-term goal of the sediment dynamics component of STRATAFORM is to link sediment transport processes on the continental shelf and slope to the formation and preservation of event beds in sediment deposits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA629724

Entities

People

  • A. S. Ogston
  • R. W. Sternberg

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Dynamics
  • Floods
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Marine Geology
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • River Flooding
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography