Accession Number:

AD0610778

Title:

ON THE CONCENTRATION AND SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN SEA WATER,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVY MINE DEFENSE LAB PANAMA CITY FLA

Personal Author(s):

• Tolbert,W. H.

Report Date:

1959-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

40.0

Abstract:

Sea water samples were collected from St. Andrew Bay and from the Gulf of Mexico approximately one mile seaward of the harbor entrance to Panama City, Florida. Surface, mid-depth and near bottom samples were obtained. The samples were filtered through a molecular filter and the amount and size distribution of the particulate matter determined. Using secchi disc data, an attempt was made to correlate the attenuation of light with particulate content. A theoretical sound attenuation coefficient at 1 megacycle was computed based on average particle content for Gulf and Bay waters. Author

Descriptors:

• (*SEA WATER
• PARTICLES)
• (*OCEANOGRAPHY
• MEXICO GULF)
• PARTICLE SIZE
• SILT
• ORGANIC MATERIALS
• LIGHT
• SOUND
• ATTENUATION
• TEST METHODS
• OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
• GRAPHICS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE