Numerical modeling studies supporting Port of Anchorage deepening and expansion - Part II: Measuring physical processes

Proceedings of the International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling

Volumn 388, Issue , 2010, Pages 286-300

  Smith, S J ^a   Peterson, M D ^b   Pratt, T C ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Harbors; Measurement; Numerical models

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; COOK INLET; DATA ANALYSIS; EDDY STRUCTURES; EDDY-SHEDDING; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HARBORS; INTERTIDAL MUDFLATS; NUMERICAL HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; ON CURRENTS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODELING; SETTLING VELOCITY; STUDY SITES; SUB-GRIDS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOADS; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME-DEPENDENT; US ARMY; VESSEL-MOUNTED ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS;

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); DATA HANDLING; DOPPLER EFFECT; ESTUARIES; EXPERIMENTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILITARY ENGINEERING; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PORTS AND HARBORS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

MODELS;

EID: 78951495455     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41121(388)18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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