Measurement of suspended sediment for model experiments using general-purpose optical sensors

Catena

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Ochiai, Shinya ^a   Kashiwaya, Kenji ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensor; Model experiment; Photoelectric sensor; Suspended sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; BACKSCATTER; CALIBRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; SAMPLING; SENSOR; SETTLING VELOCITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 77956012965     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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