New optical instrument for the study of bubbles at high void fractions within breaking waves

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 300-311

  Stokes, M D ^a   Deane, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; HOUGH TRANSFORMS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

BREAKING WAVES; VOID FRACTION;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0032653324     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.775292     Document Type: Article

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