Optical measurement of bubbles: System design and application

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1317-1332

  Leifer, Ira ^a   De Leeuw, Gerrit ^b   Cohen, Leo H ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; VIDEO CAMERAS;

OPTICAL MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL METHOD;

EID: 0141426680     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<1317:OMOBSD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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