Investigations of Sediment Dynamics in STRATAFORM

Abstract : The overall long-term goal of STRATAFORM is to advance our understanding of the development of stratigraphic sequences on continental shelves and slopes. An essential part of this understanding comes from direct measurements of the response of bottom and suspended sediment to oceanic forcing in the study areas. In this project our specific long-term goal is to understand the variability of the sediment response at the seafloor to bottom currents and stresses caused by physical oceanographic forcing. This work is accomplished through statistical and dynamical analyses of available field measurements of wave and current flows, sediment resuspension and concentration, and bottom sediment distributions.