Correlation between turbidity and suspended solids concentration in a tidal saltmarsh creek

Namsoo S. Suk, Qizhong Guo, Norbert P. Psuty

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Abstract

A field infrared nephelometric turbidimeter was deployed to measure turbidity continuously in a tidal creek-salt marsh system, and water samples were taken periodically and analyzed for suspended solids concentrations. 521 water samples were collected over 22 different time periods from May to September 1996, and measured suspended solids concentrations are statistically related to measured turbidity with the correlation coefficient of 0.826. The linear regression relationship between TSS concentration and turbidity has a slope of 1.543 (mg/L per FTU) and an intercept of 2.548 (mg/L). Utilizing the turbidimeter offers an opportunity for measuring suspended solids flux continuously over a long term in the coastal wetlands system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages191-196
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 1997
EventProceedings of the 1997 27th Congress of the International Association of Hydraulic Research, IAHR. Part D - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: Aug 10 1997Aug 15 1997

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OtherProceedings of the 1997 27th Congress of the International Association of Hydraulic Research, IAHR. Part D
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period8/10/978/15/97

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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