Light scattering by random shaped particles and consequences on measuring suspended sediments by laser diffraction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Agrawal, Yogi C ^a   Whitmire, Amanda ^b   Mikkelsen, Ole A ^a   Pottsmith, H C ^a  

^a Sequoia Scientific Inc   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

DIFFRACTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIE THEORY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SETTLING VELOCITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 46849083697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004403     Document Type: Article

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