Simultaneous acoustic observations of turbulence and zooplankton in the ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-153

  Ross, Tetjana ^a   Gaboury, Isabelle ^b   Lueck, Rolf ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Biomass; Sonar detection; Sound scattering; Turbulence; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BIOMASS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCATTERING; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WATER;

SONAR DETECTION; SOUND SCATTERING; ZOOPLANKTON;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SOUND SCATTERING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TURBULENCE; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 33845380515     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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