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
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;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2011 IEEE - Spain
Conference_Location :
Santander
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0086-6
DOI :
10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003551
