The settling velocity of mineral, biomineral, and biological particles and aggregates in water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2118-2132

  Maggi, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aggregate; biological matter; particles; settling velocity; suspended matter

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DRAG; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MINERALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY;

AVERAGE CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; BIOLOGICAL AGGREGATES; BIOLOGICAL MATTER; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SETTLING VELOCITY; SUSPENDED MATTERS;

AGGREGATES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BUOYANCY; DATA SET; GEOMETRY; MINERAL; NONLINEARITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; SETTLING VELOCITY; STOKES FORMULA;

EID: 84878073133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20086     Document Type: Article

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