Acoustical and optical backscatter measurements of sediment transport in the 1988-1989 STRESS experiment

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-366

  Lynch, J F ^a   Gross, T F ^b   Sherwood, C R ^c   Irish, J D ^a   Brumley, B H ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d RD Instruments   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER; OPTICAL BACKSCATTER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORM; STORMS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

PACIFIC, CALIFORNIAN MARGIN; USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030620426     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(96)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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