The influence of bubble clouds on acoustic propagation in the surf zone

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 113-125

  Farmer, David M ^a   Deane, Grant B ^b   Vagle, Svein ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); BUOYANCY; DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE; WATER WAVES;

ACOUSTIC BLOCKING; BUBBLE CLOUDS; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0035041469     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.917943     Document Type: Article

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