Modeling and Field Studies of Chemical Plumes in Benthic Boundary Layers

摘要

As part of the Chemical Sensing in the Marine Environment (CSME) program, a series of field experiments were carried out to investigate the dispersion and mixing of chemical plumes in the near-shore environment in order to assist the design and application of biosensors for identifying and locating chemical sources like unexploded ordinance in the marine environment. Measurements of concentration field structure made in the littoral zone of the coastal ocean show that stratification effects and scale-dependent dispersion can be important. The data we obtained can be used to help make predictions of biosensor sensitivity requirements, as well as to help develop strategies for source location.