Testing laser-based sensors for continuous in situ monitoring of suspended sediment in the Colorado River, Arizona

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 283, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Melis, Theodore S ^a   Topping, David J ^a   Rubin, David M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River; Environmental monitoring; LISST; Suspended sediment transport

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LASER APPLICATIONS; RIVERS; SENSORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LASER SENSORS;

SEDIMENTS;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; FLUVIAL PROCESS; LASER METHOD; MONITORING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARIZONA; COLORADO RIVER; GLEN CANYON DAM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0442328735     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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