Particle accumulation in a cylindrical sediment trap under laminar and turbulent steady flow: An experimental approach

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-326

  Gust, Giselher ^a   Bowles, Walter ^b   Giordano, Steven ^b   Hüttel, Markus ^c  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

sediment traps; sinking particle flux; trap calibration; Traps

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STEADY FLOW; TURBULENCE;

FLUME EXPERIMENT; LAMINAR FLOW; PARTICLE SETTLING; SEDIMENT TRAP; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030302215     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00877473     Document Type: Article

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