Flume- and field-based evaluation of a time-integrated suspended sediment sampler for the analysis of sediment properties

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1197-1207

  Smith, Tyler B ^a   Owens, Philip N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Channel bed sediment; Flocculation; Flume evaluation; Particle size composition; Sediment associated contaminants; Suspended sediment; Time integrated sampler

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMPURITIES; KAOLINITE; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CHANNEL BED; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FLUME EVALUATION; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE COMPOSITION; TIME-INTEGRATED SAMPLERS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

FLOCCULATION; FLUME EXPERIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; KAOLINITE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; QUESNEL RIVER;

EID: 84903994213     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3528     Document Type: Article

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