A method for estimating the flocculation time of monodispersed sediment suspensions

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1931-1954

  Gonzalez, E A ^a   Hill, P S ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOCCULATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 0032212012     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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