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Issues Related to use of Turbidity Measurements as a Surrogate for Suspended SedimentAndrew C. ZieglerAbstractThis abstract summarizes issues related to the use of turbidity measurements as a surrogate for suspended sediment. Issues discussed are: (1) methods used for measurement, (2) wavelength of light, (3) detector orientation, (4) standards for claibration, (5) grain-size and color effects, and (6) data reporting. Ziegler, A.C., 2003, Issues related to use of turbidity measurements as a surrogate for suspended sediment, in Gray, J.R., and Glysson, G.D., eds., Proceedings of the Federal Interagency Workshop on Turbidity and Other Sediment Surrogates, April 30-May 2, 2002, Reno, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1250, p. 16-18. For additional information about Real-Time Water Quality in Kansas, please visit: http://ks.water.usgs.gov/studies/qw/ For additional information about this project contact: Victoria Christensen To request a paper copy of this abstract, email: GS-W-KS_info@usgs.gov |
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