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Instrument packages to study long-term sediment transport processes in a shallow bay

September 1, 1994

Pressure and near-surface and near-bottom measurements of current, temperature, salinity and light transmission were required in Mobile Bay, a 3 m deep estuary on the Gulf of Mexico. This environment presented several obstacles to obtaining long term observations. Boat traffic, soft estuary bottom, heavy biofouling, rapid sample rates and large data storage were overcome by using instrumentation techniques that are applicable to other estuary systems. Nearly two years of continuous data was collected.

Publication Year 1994
Title Instrument packages to study long-term sediment transport processes in a shallow bay
DOI 10.1109/OCEANS.1994.363897
Authors William J. Strahle, Marinna A. Martini, Ray E. Davis
Publication Type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Index ID 70135253
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center