Sediment Transport and Strata Formation in the Adriatic Sea

The objectives of this research program are 1) to characterize the structure of the river plumes and coastal currents in the western Adriatic Sea and their influence on sediment dispersal from Alpine and Appenine rivers; 2) to assess the relative contributions of Alpine and Apennine rivers to the clinoform development in the Adriatic, and to determine the delivery mechanisms of these different sources 3) to determine the mechanisms and rates of sediment resuspension and bottom-boundary-layer sediment transport in the western Adriatic; 4) to determine how bottom-boundary-layer processes influence the patterns of erosion and deposition in the western Adriatic Sea.