Hand-operated box sampler for shallow water

✍ Scribed by Y. Achituv; E. Vago

• Book ID: 104614668
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 301 KB
• Volume: 122
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-5141
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00018285

✦ Synopsis

The construction and operation of a hand-operated box sampler is described. The sampler covers an area of 25 X 25 cm and penetrates into the sediment to the depth of 15 cm. It was successfully operated on a sandy bottom, and on sand mixed with gravel up to a water depth of 1 meter.