Calibration and interpretation of acoustic backscatter measurements of suspended sediment concentration profiles in Sydney Harbour

Acoustics Australia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 87-93

  Hamilton, L J ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER DEVICE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 0032267299     PISSN: 08146039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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