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2006, Oceanography 19(2):151–154, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.85
HANDS-ON OCEANOGRAPHY | Settling Particles in Aquatic Environments: Low Reynolds Numbers
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Authors
Emmanuel Boss | School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
Lee Karp-Boss | School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
Peter A. Jumars | School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA
Purpose of Activity
The purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with how a particle's size, shape and orientation affects its settling at low Reynolds numbers. This activity can also be used to teach statistical skills (e.g., replication of measurements, propagation of error, type I vs. type II regressions).
Full Article
Citation
Boss, E., L. Karp-Boss, and P.A. Jumars. 2006. Hands-on oceanography: Settling particles in aquatic environments—Low Reynolds numbers. Oceanography 19(2):151–154, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.85.