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Research
The Environmental Fluid Mechanics group at the University of Washington
studies the mechanics of fluid flow as it relates to transport and mixing in
rivers, estuaries and the coastal ocean. Our work includes geophysical fluid
dynamics, sediment transport, hydraulics and stratified flows. We are
particularly interested in the dynamics of the river-ocean interface. We
approach scientific and engineering fluid mechanics problems using a
combination of field observations and laboratory experiments.
Current projects
Alex Horner-Devine
Infrared imaging of instability at a plume front
Duwamish River estuary
Merrimack River plume (MA)
Wave-supported gravity currents
River plume dynamics
Sediment dispersal in river plumes
Coherent structures and the distribution of age
Jim Thomson
Ambient noise and tidal energy in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, WA
Spectral energy dissipation of wave breaking in mixed seas
Full list of projects
Andy Jessup
Full list of projects
Previous projects
Coherent structures in estuaries
Fish Passage
Sediment transport on mixed sand and gravel beaches
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