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RECORD NUMBER: 46 OF 978

Main Title Analysis of current meter records at the Northwest Atlantic 2800 metre radioactive waste dumpsite /
Author Hamilton, Peter,
CORP Author Science Applications, Inc., Raleigh, NC.;Office of Radiation Programs, Washington, DC.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs,
Year Published 1982
Report Number EPA 520/1-82-002; EPA-68-01-6235
Stock Number PB83-117614
OCLC Number 239499685
Subjects Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean--North Atlantic Ocean ; Ocean currents--North Atlantic Ocean
Additional Subjects Ocean currents ; North Atlantic Ocean ; Ocean bottom ; Ocean temperature ; Radioactive waste disposal ; Marine disposal ; MidAtlantic Bight ; Continental Rise
Internet Access
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EJBD  EPA 520-1-82-002 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 08/20/2014
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 520-1-82-002 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ERAD  EPA 520/1-82-002 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 07/09/2012
NTIS  PB83-117614 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation iii, 94 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 28 cm
Abstract
In August, 1976, four current meter arrays were deployed for a period of three months at the Atlantic 2800 meter radioactive waste disposal site as part of a scientific survey by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess the environmental conditions at this formerly used site. The disposal site is located on the Continental Rise and is centered at 38 deg 30' N, 72 deg 06' W. The four arrays were placed in a rectangle near the periphery of the site, each with a current meter 5.1 meters off the bottom, with an additional meter located 96 meters from the bottom at the southwest mooring. The principal findings included a 3-4 cm/s southwesterly mean current observed near the bottom. The low frequency part of the spectrum is explained as bottom trapped topographic Rossby waves. The high frequency motions are dominated by inertial oscillations with a maximum amplitude of about 10 cm/s. The potential for sediment transport during the measurement period is considered very small based on the observed current speeds.
Notes
"EPA 520/1-82-002." "June 17, 1982." "Contract no. 68-01-6235." "Project officer: Robert S. Dyer." Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-94).
Contents Notes
In August, 1976, four current meter arrays were deployed for a period of three months at the Atlantic 2800 meter radioactive waste disposal site as part of a scientific survey by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess the environmental conditions at this formerly used site. The disposal site is located on the Continental Rise and is centered at 3830'N, 7206'W. The four arrays were placed in a rectangle near the periphery of the site, each with a current meter 5.1 meters off the bottom, with an additional meter located 96 meters from the bottom at the southwest mooring. The principal findings included a 3-4 cm/s southwesterly mean current observed near the bottom. The low frequency part of the spectrum is explained as bottom trapped topographic Rossby waves. The high frequency motions are dominated by inertial oscillations with a maximum amplitude of about 10 cm/s. The potential for sediment transport during the measurement period is considered very small based o nthe observed current speeds.