Investigation into the application of cross-correlation analysis on acoustic backscattered signals from suspended sediments to measure nearbed current profiles

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 695-714

  Thorne, Peter D ^a   Hardcastle, Peter J ^a   Dolby, Jacqui W ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEYS; BACKSCATTER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CURRENT PROFILE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 0032079081     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(98)80018-6     Document Type: Article

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