A neutrally buoyant, upper ocean sediment trap

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-68

  Valdes, James R ^a   Price, James F ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRAP; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 0034039151     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0062:ANBUOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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