Field test comparison of an autocorrelation technique for determining grain size using a digital 'beachball' camera versus traditional methods

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 201, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 180-195

  Barnard, Patrick L ^a   Rubin, David M ^a   Harney, Jodi ^a   Mustain, Neomi ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Bed sediment; Digital image; Grain size

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTOCORRELATION; BEDFORM; DIGITAL IMAGE; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OCEAN BEACH; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548357291     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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