Distribution and Mechanics of Nearshore Bedforms

Abstract

The long-term goal is to understand the physics of sediment transport by waves and currents and to use that understanding to predict the evolution of nearshore bathymetry given the nearshore fluid velocity field. A secondary goal is to interpret the environment of deposition and the offshore wave climate from the sedimentary record.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA629885

Entities

People

  • Thomas G. Drake

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimeters
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Computer Simulations
  • Environment
  • Image Processing
  • Images
  • Mechanics
  • North Carolina
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Physics
  • Regions
  • Research Facilities
  • Sedimentation
  • Side Looking Sonar
  • Simulations
  • Sonar Images

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)