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Resuspension rates have been measured on Long Island Sound sediments (New York/Connecticut, USA) under an oscillating grid, using a flume, and in place, using high frequency acoustics, transmissometers, and sediment traps. Despite differences, the results compare favorably. The methods all provide an order-of-magnitude estimate of the resuspension rate and increases under storm conditions can be estimated.
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Bokuniewicz, H., McTiernan, L. & Davis, W. Measurement of sediment resuspension rates in Long Island Sound. Geo-Marine Letters 11, 159–161 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02431003
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