DocumentCode
2353981
Title
Measurements with a three frequency echo sounder for the detection of suspended matter in a river estuary
Author
Seibt-Winckler, A. ; Schirmer, F.
Author_Institution
Inst. fur Meereskunde, Hamburg Univ., Germany
Volume
3
fYear
1994
fDate
13-16 Sep 1994
Abstract
Field measurements of backscattered acoustic energy taken with a three frequency echo sounder in an estuary under tidal influences are presented. The vertical and temporal distribution of suspended matter, as well as settling and resuspension effects are analysed and discussed
Keywords
hydrological techniques; oceanographic techniques; rivers; sediments; sonar; underwater sound; backscattered acoustic energy; detection; resuspension; river estuary; settling; suspended matter; temporal distribution; three frequency echo sounder; tidal influence; vertical distribution; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic signal detection; Backscatter; Energy measurement; Frequency measurement; Pollution measurement; Rivers; Sea measurements; Transducers; Water pollution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
Conference_Location
Brest
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2056-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364206
Filename
364206
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