Sonar detection and measurements of ice in a freezing river I: Methods and data characteristics

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 121-134

  Marko, J R ^a   Jasek, M ^b  

^a ASL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES INC   (Canada)

^b BC HYDRO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic backscattering; Anchor ice; Frazil ice; Particle size distributions; River ice

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTERING; BASIC CONCEPTS; DATA CHARACTERISTICS; DATA RECOVERY; FLOW MONITORING; FRAZIL ICE; ICE CONTENT; ICE COVER; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MULTIFREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; RAYLEIGH LAW; RIVER ICE; SEASONAL CHANGES; SHALLOW WATERS; SONAR DETECTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATES; WATER COLUMNS;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FREEZING; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SONAR; TARGETS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

ICE;

BACKSCATTER; DETECTION METHOD; FREEZING; ICE COVER; ICE CRYSTAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SONAR; WATER COLUMN;

CANADA; PEACE RIVER [CANADA];

EID: 77955051630     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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