LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS OF BOTTOM CONDITIONS AND SEDIMENT MOVEMENT ON THE ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF: TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM INSTRUMENTED TRIPODS.

Bradford Butman, Cynthia G. Bryden, Stephanie L. Pfirman, William J. Strahle, Marlene A. Noble

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Abstract

An instrument system that measures bottom current, temperature, light transmission, and pressure, and that photographs the bottom at 2- to 6-hour intervals has been developed to study sediment transport on the Atlantic Continental Shelf. Instruments have been deployed extensively along the United States East Coast Continental Shelf for periods of from 2 to 6 months to study the frequency, direction, and rate of bottom sediment movement, and the processes causing movement. The time-lapse photographs are used to (1) characterize the bottom benthic community and surface microtopography; (2) monitor changes in the bottom topography and near-bottom water column caused by currents and storms (for example, ripple generation and migration, sediment resuspension); and (3) monitor seasonal changes in the bottom benthic community and qualitative effects of this community on the bottom sediments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationUnknown Host Publication Title
PublisherVan Nostrand Reinhold Co
Pages414-415
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)0442279620
StatePublished - 1984
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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