Velocity and bottom-stress measurements in the bottom boundary layer, outer Norton Sound, Alaska.
Geologie en Mijnbouw
By: D.A. Cacchione, D.E. Drake, and P. Wiberg
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Abstract
We have used long-term measurements of near-bottom velocities at four heights above the sea floor in Norton Sound, Alaska, to compute hourly values of shear velocity u., roughness and bottom-drag coefficient. Maximum sediment resuspension and transport, predicted for periods when the computed value of u. exceeds a critical level, occur during peak tidal currents associated with spring tides. The fortnightly variation in u. is correlated with a distinct nepheloid layer that intensifies and thickens during spring tides and diminishes and thins during neap tides. The passage of a storm near the end of the experiment caused significantly higher u. values than those found during fair weather.-from Authros
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Velocity and bottom-stress measurements in the bottom boundary layer, outer Norton Sound, Alaska. |
| Series title | Geologie en Mijnbouw |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geologie en Mijnbouw |
| First page | 71 |
| Last page | 78 |