Syllabus, (last updated 12/10/2003):

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Date 2003

Topic

Discussion Paper/additional material

1

4 Sept.

Organization. Introduction to Particles in aquatic media [PDF].

 

2

11 Sept.

Particle Size Distributions and their calculus [PDF].

Jackson, G. A., Maffione, R., Costello, D. K., Alldredge, A. L., Logan, B. E., and H. G. Dam, 1997. Particle size spectra between 1um and 1cm at Monterey Bay determined by multiple instruments. Deep Sea Research, 44, 1739-1767 [PDF].

Logan, B. E., 1993. Theoretical analysis of size distributions determined with screens and filters. Limnology and Oceanography, 38, 372-381 [PDF].

Lab: 2-3pm, Laboratory on measurements of particle size distributions of sediments using: Sieves, X-ray Sedigraph, and Settling tube. @ Dan Belknap's lab (1st floor of Bryand Global Sciences Center).

Handout from Boggs (2001) [PDF]

1st assignment [PDF]

3

18 Sept.

Colloids: the Boundary between the Dissolved and Particulate Phase [PDF].

Gustafsson, O. and P. M. Gschwend, 1997.  Aquatic colloids:  Concepts, definitions, and current challenges.  Limnology and Oceanography, 42:  519-528 [PDF].

Chin W.-C., M. V. Orellana, and P. Verdugo, 1998. Spontaneous assembly of marine dissolved organic matter into gels. Nature, 391, 568-572 [PDF].

Lab: beam attenuation; the measurement and its dependence on concentration [notes on beam transmission PDF, handout in for lab, PDF]. A paper about mass specific attenuation by Babin et al., 2003 [PDF]

Fort those interested: "The characteristics of clays" [PDF]. From Monash University.

"Surface geochemistry of the clay minerals", a review by Sposito et al., 1999, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. [PDF].

4

25 Sept.

Interaction of particles and the dissolved phases. Absorption, adsorption, desorption, dissolution and solute uptake [PDF].

Honeyman, B. D. 1991. Surface chemistry, colloids, and trace-elements scavenging. In Marine Particles: Analysis and Characterization, Geophysical monograph, 63, American Geophysical Union, 437-451 [PDF].

Lab: measuring angular scattering to obtain particulate size distribution in-situ using the LISST [PDF of handout].

2nd, short assignment, due next week [PDF].

5

2 Oct.

Settling Velocity [PDF].

Dietrich, W. E., 1982. Settling velocities of natural partilcles, Water Resources Research, 18, 1615-1626 [PDF].

Johnson, C. P., X. Li, and B. E. Logan. 1996. Settling velocities of fractal aggregates. Environmental Science & Technology, 30, 1911-1236 [PDF].

Lab: Low Reynolds number settling [PDF].

6

9 Oct.

Conservation equations in fluids. Navier-Stokes and Reynolds decomposition [PDF].

Catching up with loose ends and assignments from previous weeks [PDF].

Handout: Dade, W. B., A. J. Hogg, and B. P. Boudreau, 2001, Physics of flow above the sediment-water interface. Ch. 2 of The Benthic Boundary Layer edited by B. P. Boudreau and B. B. Jorgensen, Oxford University Press.

7

16 Oct.

Bottom boundary layer dynamics [PDF].

Dade, W. B., A. J. Hogg, and B. P. Boudreau, 2001, Physics of flow above the sediment-water interface. Ch. 2 of The Benthic Boundary Layer edited by B. P. Boudreau and B. B. Jorgensen, Oxford University Press.

Lab: ADV measurement of Reynolds fluxes and stresses in a flume [PDF]. Matlab routine [anal_ADV.m]. Data from 1cm [vel, amp], 2cm [vel, amp], 4cm [vel, amp], and 8cm [vel, amp] above bottom. vel-3D velocity file. amp-acoustic backscattering amplitude (3 measurements).

8

23 Oct.

Single Particle Dynamics: Combining relative motion and diffusion [PDF]. 

G. T. Csanady. 1986. Mass transfer to and from small particles in the sea. Limnology and Oceanography, 31, 237-247 [PDF].

Outline of term projects due.

Handout: Hill, P. S., I. N. McCave, 2001, Suspended particle transport in benthic boundary layers. Ch. 4 of The Benthic Boundary Layer edited by B. P. Boudreau and B. B. Jorgensen, Oxford University Press.

Lab: Matlab exercise regarding solute flux to away from settling sphere [PDF] (by U. H. Thygesen and T. Kiorbe). Click here to get to source code.

9

30 Oct.

Particles Dynamics: Aggregates, flocs, and coagulates [PDF].

Hill, P. S., I. N. McCave, 2001, Suspended particle transport in benthic boundary layers. Ch. 4 of The Benthic Boundary Layer edited by B. P. Boudreau and B. B. Jorgensen, Oxford University Press.

Lab: Matlab exercise regarding aggregation using George Jackson's code [PDF].

10

6 Nov.

Principles of modeling sediment transport [PDF].

Hill, P. S., I. N. McCave, 2001, Suspended particle transport in benthic boundary layers. Ch. 4 of The Benthic Boundary Layer edited by B. P. Boudreau and B. B. Jorgensen, Oxford University Press.

Lab: Computer exercise with software modeling stratified sediment transport under current based on Taylor and Dyer (1977) [PDF]. Click here to get to Matlab code.

Code on Web: http://sampit.geol.sc.edu/model.htm - for unstratified sediment transport under current+waves.

11

13 Nov.

Particle Erosion and Deposition, Bed transport [PDF].

Traykovski, P., W. R. Geyer, J. D. Irish, and J. F. Lynch, 2000.  The role of wave-induced density-driven fluid mud flows for cross-shelf transport on the Eel River continental shelf.  Continental Shelf Research, 20:  2113-2140. [PDF]

Handout: CD-R of INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENT PROCESS VIDEOS (v.1.0, March 2001) by Paul L. Heller, Yvette Weidman, Andrew M. Bryson, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming (NSF supported project).

Lab: Small wave tank, formation of ripples [PDF]. Gravity waves handout [PDF].

12

20 Nov.

Synthesis: sediment dynamics in Estuaries.

Gibbs R. J., D. M. Tshudy, L. Konwar, and J. M. Martin, 1989. Coagulation and transport of sediments in the Gironde Estuary.

Lab: van Rijn TRANSPOR program to compute sediment transport [PDF].

13

4 Dec.

Particles in Beds [PDF].

Huettel, M., I. T. Webster, 2001, Porewater flow in permeable sediments. Ch. 7 of The Benthic Boundary Layer edited by B. P. Boudreau and B. B. Jorgensen, Oxford University Press.

Review of class [PDF].

14

11 Dec.

Presentations of final projects

Presentations of final projects

For Links to researchers of particle dynamics click here.

Text books:

Allen, J. R. L., 2001. Physical Sedimentology, Blackburn Press, 272pp.

Boggs, Sam, 2001. Principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy. 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 726pp.

Boudreau, B. P., 1997. Diagenetic Models and their implementation. Springer, 414pp.

Dyer, K. R., 1986, Coastal and Estuarine Sediment Dynamics. John Wiley & Sons, 342pp.

Middleton, G. V. and J. B. Southard, 1984, Mechanics of Sediment Movement, SEPM short course, 2nd edition, Providence.

Relevant courses on the WWW:

Sediment Dynamics and Boundary Layer Physics from Dr. Jeff Parsons at the University of Washington:

http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/faculty/parsons/OCEAN542/542-02.html

Sediment Transport Process in Coastal Environments from Dr. Courtney Harris at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences:

http://www.vims.edu/~ckharris/MS698_03/index.html

Marine geological processes from Dr. Russ McDuff of the University of Washington:

http://www2.ocean.washington.edu/oc540-2002/

Multi-authored edited books:

Particle Flux in the Ocean, 1996, Edited by V. Ittekot, P. Schafer, S. Honjo, and P. J. Depetris. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.367pp. (to download book chapters go to: http://www.icsu-scope.org/downloadpubs/scope57/contents.html )

Marine Particles: Analysis and Characterization, 1991, Edited by D. C. Hurd and D. W. Spencer, Geophysical Monograph, 63, American Geophysical Union.

Suspended Solids in Water, 1974, Edited by R. J. Gibbs, Plenum Press, 320pp.

The Benthic Boundary Layer, 2001, edited by B. P. Boudreau and B. B. Jorgensen, Oxford University Press.

Special volumes of journals:

Aggregation in Marine Systems, 1995, Topical Studies in Oceanography, Deep Sea Res. II, 42.

Sediment Transport Processes in Estuaries, 1989, Special issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research, 94 (C10).