Estimation of high-resolution sediment concentration profiles in bottom boundary layer using pulse-coherent acoustic Doppler current profilers

Marine Geology

Volumn 279, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 199-209

  Ha, H K ^a   Maa, J P Y ^b   Park, K ^c   Kim, Y H ^d,e  

^a Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e Applied Science Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ADCP; Backscatter; Bottom boundary layer; Pulse coherent mode; Suspended sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

ADCP; BACKSCATTER; BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; COHERENT MODES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; BACKSCATTERING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DOPPLER EFFECT; ESTIMATION; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BACKSCATTER; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; KAOLINITE; LINEARITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WAVELENGTH;

ALABAMA; MOBILE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650829184     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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