Estimation of the concentration of suspended solids in rivers from turbidity measurement: Error assessment

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 291, 2005, Pages 151-160

  Teixeira, Edmilson Costa ^a   Caliari, Paulo Cezar ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colour; Concentration turbidity relationships; Grain size; Suspended sediment concentration; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; RIVERS; TURBIDITY; WATER;

ERROR ASSESSMENT; SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SSC); WATER BODIES; WATER TURBIDITY;

SEDIMENTS;

GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY;

EID: 17044370748     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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