Field assessment of innovative sensor for monitoring of sediment accumulation at inshore coral reefs

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 470-480

  Thomas, Séverine ^a,b   Ridd, Peter ^b  

^a GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Coral reef; High frequency measurements; Optical backscatter; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MONITORING; OCEAN CURRENTS; REEFS; SEDIMENTS; TIDES;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; CORAL REEFS; INSTRUMENTATION; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION SENSORS (SAS);

SENSORS;

RAIN;

BACKSCATTER; CORAL REEF; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

AUSTRALIA; COASTAL WATERS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JAPAN; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; OPTICS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARAMETER; RIVER; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; THICKNESS; TIDE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OPTICS; QUEENSLAND; RIVERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; CORAL SEA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GREAT BARRIER REEF; ISHIGAKI; JAPAN; LIHIR ISLAND; MAGNETIC ISLAND; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; QUEENSLAND; RYUKYU ISLANDS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 14844303283     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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