ABOUT US:

The Boundary Layer Stress and Sediment Transport Laboratory, or BLASST Lab, is a research group at the University of South Carolina affiliated with both the Marine Science program and the Department of Geological Sciences. This lab is directed by Assistant Professor Dr. Richard Styles. The BLASST Lab primarily seeks to model physical processes associated with bottom boundary layer flow. The dynamics of sediment transport in estuarine environments are also of key interest. Recent work has focused on using high frequency (HR) radar systems in coastal and inter-tidal environments. The BLASST Lab has strong ties to the Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences, located in Georgetown, SC, and conducts most of their field work along coastal South Carolina.

 

DIRECTOR: Dr. Richard Styles

Office: 504 EWS (Earth & Water Sciences) Building

701 Sumter Street

Columbia SC 29208

Phone: 803.777.4588

 

BLASST LAB:

We are located in 505 EWS (Earth & Water Sciences) Building.

Phone: 803.777.1081

 

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Basics of Bottom Boundary Layer Stress & Sediment Transport

 

  Boundary Layer Stress And Sediment Transport Laboratory
Department of Geological Sciences
Marine Science Program
University of South Carolina