A broadband acoustic technique for measuring bubble size distributions: Laboratory and shallow water measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 220-239

  Terrill, Eric J ^a   Melville, W Kendall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BUBBLE; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY METHOD; SHALLOW WATER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034093012     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0220:ABATFM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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