Accession Number:

ADA280034

Title:

Coastal Benthic Boundary Layer Special Research Program: A Review of the First Year. Volume 1.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS

Personal Author(s):

• Richardson, Michael D.

Report Date:

1994-04-06

Pagination or Media Count:

326.0

Abstract:

The coastal benthic boundary layer special research program CBBLSRP is a 5-year Office of Naval Research program that addresses the physical characterization and modeling of benthic boundary layer processes and the impact of these processes on seafloor structure, properties, and behavior. In volume I of this report, we present preliminary results from the first years experiments that were conducted on the gas-rich soft sediments of Eckernfoerde Bay Baltic Sea and on the sandy sediments of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Year-end reports for the 21 projects supported by the CBBLSRP are included along with a summary of the first years accomplishments. Volume 11 will include four updated cruise reports along with sample descriptions, locations, and maps that will be provided for reference. Acoustics, Sediments, Mines.

Descriptors:

• *BOUNDARY LAYER
• *OCEANS
• *SEDIMENTS
• *BALTIC SEA
• DENSITY
• VOLUME
• GULFS
• ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
• NAVAL RESEARCH
• GEOCHEMISTRY
• MINERALOGY
• BAYS
• MEXICO
• ACOUSTICS
• BEHAVIOR
• MAPS
• ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
• IMPACT
• LAYERS
• STRUCTURES

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE