AGU Chapman Conference on Physics of Wave-Mud Interaction

 NortekUSA and Nortek Scientific are pleased to sponsor the Chapman Conference on Physics of Wave-Mud Interaction.  A strong relationship exists in shallow seas between water waves, currents, and bed sediment processes. Although the importance of this connection and its consequences for associated technological development have been recognized for a long time, the development of a systematic approach to wave propagation over shallow muddy seabeds is quite recent. Considerable progress in modeling wave-mud interaction has been achieved since the pioneering quantitative assessment of wave damping due to fluid mud by Gade (1958). However, significant gaps still remain in our understanding of the basic related processes. A scientific compilation and full assessment of these gaps is essential for scoping work required to close these gaps. The purpose of this conference is to review the state-of-the-art in the physics of wave-mud interaction and related fluid mud processes, with a goal to establish a new framework to investigate wave-mud interaction.