Image separation and geometric characterisation of mud flocs

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 326, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 325-348

  Maggi, F ^a   Manning, A J ^b,c   Winterwerp, J C ^a,d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complexity; Entropy; Image thresholding; Mud flocs; Multifractality

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CURVE FITTING; ENTROPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

COMPLEXITY; IMAGE THRESHOLDING; MUD FLOCS; MULTIFRACTALITY;

FLOCCULATION;

ALGORITHMS; CURVE FITTING; ENTROPY; FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

ALGORITHM; FLOCCULATION; IMAGING METHOD; MUD;

EID: 33745059084     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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