| Abstract: | An instrument system has been constructed that can monitor and sample suspended sediment distributions in the benthic boundary layer. It consists of miniature nephelometers and suspended sediment samplers placed within one meter of the seabed. The system is capable of continuously monitoring suspended sediment profiles at eight levels between 14 and 100 cm above the seabed and collecting suspended sediment samples at four levels (20, 50, 70 and 100 cm) at three times during a deployment period. The suspended sediment system is designed to fit onto the instrumented tripod GEOPROBE which contains four electromagnetic current meters, pressure sensor, bottom stereo camera, two temperature sensors, transmissometer, and a Savonius rotor current meter. Sensor operation, data recording, and sediment sampling events are synchronized. Thus detailed measurements of the near-bottom flow conditions are made concurrently with suspended sediment measurements. The combined system has been used in sediment transporting environments within San Francisco Bay, California, and Puget Sound, Washington. ?? 1986. |
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| Citation Author: | Sternberg, R. W.; Johnson, II, R. V.; Cacchione, D. A.; Drake, D. E. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Marine Geology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | An instrument system for monitoring and sampling suspended sediment in the benthic boundary layer; 1986; Article; Journal; Marine Geology; Sternberg, R. W.; Johnson, II, R. V.; Cacchione, D. A.; Drake, D. E. |
| Citation Start Page: | 187 |
| Citation Volume: | 71 |
| Citation Year: | 1986 |
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| Text: | An instrument system for monitoring and sampling suspended sediment in the benthic boundary layer; 1986; Article; Journal; Marine Geology; Sternberg, R. W.; Johnson, II, R. V.; Cacchione, D. A.; Drake, D. E. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00 -0600 |
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