A numerical investigation of lutocline dynamics and saturation of fine sediment in the oscillatory boundary layer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Ozdemir, Celalettin E ^a   Hsu, Tian Jian ^a   Balachandar, S ^b  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUDGET CONTROL; DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VELOCITY;

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATION; FINE SEDIMENTS; FLOW REGIMES; HYDRODYNAMIC DISSIPATION; LAMINARIZATION; MUDDY SEABED; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SEABED PROPERTIES; SEDIMENT AVAILABILITY; SEDIMENT FLUX; SETTLING VELOCITY; TIDAL BOUNDARIES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT SUSPENSION; WAVE BOUNDARY LAYER;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SATURATION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 80053072992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007185     Document Type: Article

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