Determination of suspended particulate matter concentration from turbidity measurements: Particle size effects and calibration procedures

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1951-1963

  Pfannkuche, J ^a   Schmidt, A ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL WATERWAYS ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Model calibration; Regression model; River Elbe; Suspended particulate matter; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TURBIDITY;

SITE-SPECIFIC ALGORITHMS (SPM);

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

DISCHARGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER CHANNEL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 0041627477     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1220     Document Type: Article

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