Accession Number:

ADA621037

Title:

Interface Dynamics in Coastal Environments

Descriptive Note:

Annual rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS DETACHMENT STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Valent, Philip

Report Date:

1997-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

3.0

Abstract:

The ultimate goal of this research project is to improve understanding of the dynamic pore water pressure gradients in shallow-water, surficial sediments generated by wind waves, and the impact of these gradients on burial of seafloor-resting mines by sediment scour and liquefaction. The objectives of this study are to identify and quantify all physical factors that can influence the magnitudes of the pore water pressures recorded by the Multi-Piezometer Array System MPAS. This information will be used to establish a list of premises under which the MPAS data may be interpreted and to establish the accuracy of the MPAS as a scientific measurement system.

Descriptors:

• *PORE PRESSURE
• *SEDIMENTS
• *SHALLOW WATER
• OCEAN BOTTOM
• PIEZOMETERS
• PRESSURE GRADIENTS
• UNDERWATER MINES
• WAVES

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Underwater Ordnance

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE