Field Studies Of Sediment Transport In The Nearshore Environment

Abstract

The long-term goals of this program are to improve our understanding of sediment transport processes in the nearshore. The interactions between physical forcing mechanisms and sediments lead to spatial and temporal variations in sediment flux, beach erosion, and deposition which drives changes in nearshore morphology. Thus small-scale studies of sediment-fluid interactions provide the link to ultimately understanding large-scale beach response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA629747

Entities

People

  • Richard W. Sternberg

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beach Erosion
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Analysis
  • Diffusivity
  • Environment
  • Layers
  • Organizational Structure
  • Particle Flux
  • Regions
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Transport Ships
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Diffusion
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography