Boundary layer measurements and their implications for sediment transport on the eastern Norwegian Sea continental slope

Authors :: McPhee, Erika E.
Nowell, Arthur R.M.
Sternberg, Richard W.
Source :: Deep-Sea Research. Part I, Oceanographic Research Papers. April-May, 1998, Vol. 45 Issue 4-5, p719, 25 p.
Publication Year :: 1998
Abstract: The suspended sediment concentration and benthic flows near the submarine and the Bear Island Fan were studied to determine the feasibility of sediment transport and erosion. The findings provided strong evidence that the Norwegian Sea is a region of energetic current activity where flow speeds reach a maximum value of 50 cm/s. Relatively quiescent flow occurs from summer until autumn, while strongest flow happens between December and early June.

Subjects :: Norwegian Sea -- Environmental aspects
Boundary layer -- Measurement
Sediment transport -- Research
Continental shelf -- Environmental aspects
Benthos -- Research
Tidal currents -- Analysis
Earth sciences

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