Underwater microscope for measuring spatial and temporal changes in bed-sediment grain size

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 402-408

  Rubin, David M ^a   Chezar, Henry ^b   Harney, Jodi N ^a   Topping, David J ^a   Melis, Theodore S ^a   Sherwood, Christopher R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Bed sediment; Colorado river; Grain size; In situ measurement; Underwater microscope

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; GRAIN SIZE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ADRIATIC SEA; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 36048960877     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.03.020     Document Type: Article

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