sediment station

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sediment station [′sed·ə·mənt ‚stā·shən]

(hydrology)

A vertical cross-sectional plane of a stream, usually normal to the mean direction of flow, where samples of suspended load are collected on a systematic basis for determining concentration, particle-size distribution, and other characteristics.

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No references found			Louis Bay in our study were from sediment sites 2 and 3, the two sediment stations located closest to the plant outfall site. Addendum to: dioxin and heavy-metal contamination of shellfish and ... by Rensel, J.E. / Journal of Shellfish Research Sediment station 2 is located approximately 260 m south of the discharge of the refinery outfall pipe, and sediment station 3 is located approximately 1. Dioxin and heavy-metal contamination of shellfish and sediments in ... by Rensel, Jack E. / Journal of Shellfish Research			Seder Sederholm, Jakob Johannes sedge sedge family sedge warbler Sedgemoor Sedgwick Sedgwick County Sedgwick, Adam Sedgwick, Catherine Maria Sedgwick, Ellery Sedgwick, John Sedgwick, Theodore Sediakin, Aleksandr Sediakin, Aleksandr Ignatevich sedifluction sedile sediment sediment bulb sediment charge sediment concentration sediment corer sediment discharge sediment discharge rating sediment load sediment station sediment trap sediment vein sediment yield sediment-delivery ratio sediment-production rate sediment-transport rate sedimentary breccia sedimentary cycle Sedimentary Deposits sedimentary differentiation sedimentary dike sedimentary facies sedimentary injection sedimentary insertion sedimentary intrusion sedimentary laccolith sedimentary lag Sedimentary Mantle sedimentary petrography sedimentary petrology sedimentary quartzite sedimentary rock Sedimentary Rocks sedimentary structure sedimentary tectonics			sediment corer Sediment Delivery Ratio sediment discharge sediment discharge rating Sediment Identification for Geotechnics by Marine Acoustics Sediment Impact Zone Sediment Impact Zone Maximum Level sediment load Sediment Management Annual Review Meeting Sediment Management Standards Sediment Management Unit Sediment Management Work Group Sediment Minimum Cleanup Level Sediment or Fauna Incubation Experiment Sediment Oxygen Demand Sediment Quality Criteria Sediment Quality Guideline Sediment Quality Remediation Objectives Sediment Quality Standards Sediment Quality Triad Approach Sediment Quality value Sediment Regime Sediment Retention Structure Sediment Source Control Standards User Manual sediment station Sediment transport Sediment transport Sediment transport Sediment transport Sediment Transport and Boundary Layer Equipment Sediment Transport Modelling in Marine Coastal Environments Sediment trap sediment vein sediment yield sediment-delivery ratio sediment-production rate sediment-transport rate Sedimentable Mineral Organic Detritus sedimental sedimentary sedimentary Sedimentary and Geochemical Processes Panel sedimentary breccia sedimentary clay sedimentary cycle Sedimentary Deposits sedimentary differentiation sedimentary dike Sedimentary Exhalative Sedimentary Facies Sedimentary geology Sedimentary geology sedimentary injection sedimentary insertion

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