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Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5203


Use of Acoustic Backscatter and Vertical Velocity to Estimate Concentration and Dynamics of Suspended Solids in Upper Klamath Lake, South-Central Oregon: Implications for Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

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First posted March 16, 2011

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