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
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;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Brest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2056-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364206
