Suspended matter in Monterey Bay, California: some aspects of its distribution and mineralogy.
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Authors
Kazanowska, Maria
Subjects
suspended matter
suspended particulate matter
particulate matter
Monterey Bay suspended matter distribution
mineralogy of suspended matter
scattering ratio distribution in Monterey Bay
light scattering
x-ray scattering
Coulter counter
suspended particulate matter
particulate matter
Monterey Bay suspended matter distribution
mineralogy of suspended matter
scattering ratio distribution in Monterey Bay
light scattering
x-ray scattering
Coulter counter
Advisors
Tucker, Steven P.
Date of Issue
1971-09
Date
September 1971
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The distribution of suspended particulate matter in
Monterey Bay, California, was characterized by the ratio of
light scattering at 45° to that at 135° , by particle volume
distributions, and by constituent distributions. X-ray
methods were used to identify the mineral constituents
.
Distributions were highly variable with time and location.
Although high scattering ratios and high volume distributions
were found in the same vicinity, there appeared to be a lack
of correlation between their absolute values. Scattering
ratios were found to vary greatly with depth. The minerals
detected in the water column at the Pajaro and the Salinas
River mouths did not form separate and distinct regions. Of
the characteristic minor constituents, jadeite was found to
predominate in the Pajaro River area.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Oceanography (OC)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
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Citation
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