MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIVISION

Research Areas
     

          A.  Dynamic Seafloor/Coastal Process Modeling
1.  Bio-geo-chemical processes
2.  Dynamic sediment fluid/gas interactions
3.  Sediment transport and turbidity
4.  Sediment acoustic models
5.  Dynamic coastal morphology
          B.  Seafloor/Coastal Characterization
1.  Remote and in-situ characterization of physical/geo-acoustic 
properties and morphology
2.  Development of deterministic/statistical models for predicting 
geo-acoustic properties and morphology
3.  High-resolution sub-bottom imaging
          C.  4-D Geospatial Information, Science and Technology
1.      Precise navigation and geodesy
2.      Mapping and imaging of shallow seafloor and coastal morphology
3.      Automated data inversion for environmental factors
4.      Geospatial data modeling, knowledge-based systems and active 
database design
5.      Data perishability
6.      Visualization and human factor interfaces

 

 

 

 

 

 Superintendent
(Code 7400)

Associate Superintendent
Code 7401)

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