Measurements of storm-generated bottom stresses on the continental shelf.
Large values of bottom friction velocity, u., and roughness length, zo, determined from burst-averaged speed data taken on the continental shelf in outer Norton Sound, Alaska, with the GEOPROBE tripod during a storm are correlated with extremely large values of near-bottom concentration of total suspended particulate matter (TSM). The values obtained from the 'law of the wall' velocity-depth relationship are diminished substantially throughout the storm period when the turbulence-reducing effects of the vertical cncentration gradient of TSM are considered. The values are compared to those obtained from other workers. -from Authors
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1982 |
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Title | Measurements of storm-generated bottom stresses on the continental shelf. |
Authors | D. A. Cacchione, D. E. Drake |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Journal of Geophysical Research |
Index ID | 70011782 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |