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    Fluid mechanical measurements within the boundary layer over the northern California Continental Shelf during STRESS

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    1993-09
    Author
    Fredericks, Janet J.  Concept link
    Trowbridge, John H.  Concept link
    Williams, Albert J.  Concept link
    Lentz, Steven J.  Concept link
    Butman, Bradford  Concept link
    Gross, Thomas F.  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/631
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    northern California continental shelf
    DOI
    10.1575/1912/631
    Keyword
     Bottom boundary layer; Sediment transport; Continental shelf; Integrated profies 
    Abstract
    In studying the processes controlling particle distrbution of fine sediments over the continental shelf, the height, structure and dynamics of the bottom boundary layer must be better understood. The Sediment Transport Events on Shelves and Slopes (STRESS) program provides a comprehensive set of data over the bottom half of the water column at the 90m and the 130m isobaths along the northern California continental shelf during the winters of 1988-89 and 1990-91. This report presents the STRESS salinity, temperature, velocity, wave characteristics and attenuation data. The report describes the processing, provides plots and tables of the data and corresponding statistics for evaluation of the data, and documents the data fies. The combined set of moored and tripod mounted instrument measurements provides integrated, hourly-averaged profiles of the lower half of the water column at the four sites which can be used for analysis and modeling purposes.
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    Technical Report: Fredericks, Janet J., Trowbridge, John H., Williams, Albert J., Lentz, Steven J., Butman, Bradford, Gross, Thomas F., "Fluid mechanical measurements within the boundary layer over the northern California Continental Shelf during STRESS", 1993-09, DOI:10.1575/1912/631, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/631
     

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