A model for high-frequency acoustic Doppler current profiler backscatter from suspended sediment in strong currents

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1316-1335

  Merckelbach, L M ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic backscatter; Suspended sediment concentration; Tidal inlet; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BACKSCATTER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL INLET;

EID: 33745641695     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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