Laser diffraction and dry-sieving grain size analyses undertaken on fine- and medium-grained sandy marine sediments: A note

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 257-264

  Rodríguez, J Germán ^a   Uriarte, Adolfo ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Belgian continental shelf; Granulometry; Particle size distribution; Size calibration relationship

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIFFRACTION; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULOMETRY; LASER; MARINE SEDIMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SIEVING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELGIAN SHELF; NORTH SEA;

EID: 59049105741     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1012.1     Document Type: Article

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