Evidence for flocculation in glacier-fed Lillooet Lake, British Columbia

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2748-2762

  Hodder, K R ^a   Gilbert, R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flocculation; Glacier fed lake; Image analysis; In situ sizing; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; WIND EFFECTS;

GLACIER-FED LAKE; IN SITU SIZING;

WATER ANALYSIS;

FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

FLOCCULATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; FLOCCULATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; WIND;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; LILLOOET LAKE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248640832     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.02.058     Document Type: Article

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