Optical determinations of suspended sediment dynamics in western Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River plume

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Ackleson, Steven G ^a  

^a OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TURBULENCE;

MIE THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RIVER PLUME; SHEAR STRESS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CONNECTICUT RIVER; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846131559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003214     Document Type: Article

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