• DocumentCode
    3060271
  • Title

    Monitoring sediment dynamics at the boundary between the coastal zone and the continental shelf

  • Author

    Antonijuan, J. ; Guillén, J. ; Nogueras, M. ; Mànuel, A. ; Palanques, A. ; Puig, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Mat. Aplic. IV Dept., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    6-9 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    This article presents some preliminary results of the sedimentary dynamics observed during the first 3 months of data collection obtained with the Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler installed in the OBSEA platform in the coast of Vilanova i la Geltrú (NW Mediterranean).
  • Keywords
    geophysical fluid dynamics; geophysical techniques; sedimentation; sediments; underwater acoustic propagation; AWAC; NW Mediterranean Sea; OBSEA platform; Spain; Vilanova i la Geltru´ coast; acoustic wave and current profiler; coastal zone boundary; continental shelf boundary; data collection; sediment dynamics monitoring; Atmospheric measurements; Current measurement; Monitoring; Sea measurements; Sediments; Storms; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS, 2011 IEEE - Spain
  • Conference_Location
    Santander
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0086-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003551
  • Filename
    6003551