A new radiometric instrument for in situ measurements of physical sediment properties

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 727-736

  Jacobs, W ^a   Eelkema, M ^a   Limburg, H ^b   Winterwerp, J C ^a,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Medusa Explorations BV   (Netherlands)

^c DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clay; Cohesive sediment; Intertidal; Mud; Natural radioactivity; Sand; Western Scheldt Estuary

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

EID: 68449096627     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08056     Document Type: Article

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