Abstract
A study of the problems encountered in nephelometric determinations of suspended sediment loads in the Chesapeake Bay estuary has led to development of a technique which uses nephelometer readings as a guide for sampling at vertical profiles in an estuary. This permits optimum sampling for concentration profiles and allows one to use nephelometer/load ratios to characterize particles.
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Eaton, A., Grant, V., Bricker, O. et al. On the use of the nephelometer in estuarine waters. Estuaries 4, 379–384 (1981). https://doi.org/10.2307/1352165
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