Flocculation, Optics and Turbulence in the Community Sediment Transport Model System: Application of OASIS Results

The goal of this research is to develop greater understanding of the how the flocculation of finegrained sediment responds to turbulent stresses and how this packaging of sediment affects optical and acoustical properties in the water column. Achieving these goals will improve the skill of sediment...

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Main Authors: Boss, Emmanuel, Hill, Paul S., Law, Brent, Milligan, Timothy G., Trowbridge, John H.
Other Authors: MAINE UNIV AT ORONO SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCES
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Soil Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
Optics
*OPTICAL PROPERTIES
*SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
*OCEAN MODELS
*FLOCCULATION
TURBULENCE
GRAIN SIZE
OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
VISIBILITY
OCEAN BOTTOM
BOUNDARY LAYER
VALIDATION
SEA WATER
CSTMS(COMMUNITY SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL SYSTEMS)
OASIS(OCEAN ATMOSPHERE SEA ICE SNOWPACK)
Bedford
Canada
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA541649
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA541649
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Summary:The goal of this research is to develop greater understanding of the how the flocculation of finegrained sediment responds to turbulent stresses and how this packaging of sediment affects optical and acoustical properties in the water column. Achieving these goals will improve the skill of sediment transport models and their validation and hence visibility. Prepared in cooperation with Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada; and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA.

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