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 CABRILLO Home | Océano | Mechanisms & Processes

Mechanisms & Processes
One major focus of Océano is to develop an improved understanding of the sediment and pollutant transport processes near major metropolitan areas. Waste products from both population and Southern California industry are released into the coastal waters, where they interact with and are transported with the bottom sediment. Understanding the geologic processes that modify, transport, and re-deposit the polluted sediment is essential if forecasting of future trends and design of remediation projects is to be accomplished.
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Sediment Transport Poster by; Marlene Noble, Jingping Xu, Homa Lee, Kevin Orzech, and Juliet Kinney. (525 kb) pdf file.
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Circulation patterns on the Palos Verdes Shelf [this link exits the Océano site]
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