The effect of air bubbles on optical backscatter sensors

Marine Geology

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 87-97

  Puleo, Jack A ^a   Johnson, Rex V ^b   Butt, Tony ^c   Kooney, Timothy N ^d   Holland, K Todd ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

bubbles; nearshore; optical; suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES; NEARSHORE; OPTICAL; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

BACKSCATTERING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTICAL DEVICES; PUMPS; SEDIMENTS; SENSORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

AIR BUBBLE; BACKSCATTER; SALT WATER; SENSOR; SURF ZONE;

EID: 33745968910     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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