Comparison of acoustic backscattering techniques for suspended sediments investigation

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 392-401

  Guerrero, M ^a   Szupiany, R N ^b   Amsler, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ADCP; Multifrequency backscatter; Paran ; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTERING; ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ADCP; ARGENTINA; CONCENTRATION RANGES; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MEAN VALUES; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; MEASUREMENT FIELD; MULTI FREQUENCY; RIVER BIFURCATION; SAND CONCENTRATIONS; SOUND PROPAGATION; SUSPENDED SAND; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TELEDYNE; TWO-FREQUENCY METHOD; WATER COLUMNS; WATER SAMPLES;

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACKSCATTERING; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DOPPLER EFFECT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

EID: 80052860018     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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