STRATAFORM Plume Study: Analysis and Modeling

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOAL. My long-term goal is to understand the mechanics of river-plume transport of sediment and its influence on the trapping and dispersion of sediment on the continental shelf. This effort will also contribute to the development of predictive models of sediment dispersal and sedimentary strata formation. OBJECTIVES. I am investigating the influence of river plumes on the delivery of sediment to continental margins, based on analysis of observations during floods of the Eel River in 1997 and 1998 and application of a three-dimensional numerical model. The objectives of this analysis and modeling study are 1) to quantify the delivery of sediment by the plume to different regions of the shelf under varying forcing conditions; 2) to investigate the influence of particle aggregation on the sediment transport; and 3) to use the numerical model to investigate the variability of flood deposition at event-scale, decadal, and longer timescales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA629848

Entities

People

  • Wayne Rockwell Geyer

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • British Columbia
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Floods
  • Gravity Waves
  • Layers
  • Observation
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Simulations
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Ships

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  • Coastal Oceanography