Synchronous measurements of the velocity and concentration in low density turbidity currents using an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-68

  Hosseini, S A ^a   Shamsai, A ^a   Ataie Ashtiani, B ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter; Backscattering analyses; Sediment concentration; Turbidity current; Velocity measurement

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); FLOW OF WATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY; ULTRASONIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETER (ADV); BACKSCATTERING ANALYSES; LOW DENSITY TURBIDITY CURRENT; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; TURBID WATER;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTIC VELOCIMETER; TURBIDITY CURRENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 28244465754     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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