Marine Botany
Title
Phycological
Methods
Waves are a Drag
In steady flow, organisms attached to the substratum experience forces due to both drag and lift. The arrival and retreat of waves in the intertidal zone introduces another force, termed the acceleration reaction, due to oscillatory water motion. By measuring water velocity and acceleration, one can determine the forces exerted on intertidal and subtidal algae by water motion.
An
Intuitive Introduction to Flow Fields
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