Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering
Abstract
A flow through absorption tube is described and applied. The tube is similar in concept to a 50 cm pathlength cylindrical cuvette described previously by Bostater and Gimond.' The new absorption tube allows for continuous, underway measurements of water absorption signatures. Water is allowed to flow through the tube, and in this way the spectral change or track ofabsorption can be measured as a function oftime or space when operated from a stationary or moving platform. Data gathered from various environments ranging from very turbid to clear water is analyzed and described. Concentrations of chlorophyll-a, suspended matter, and dissolved organic matter are quantitatively determined by calculating a double inflection ratio (DIR) spectra for all combinations ofbands from 362-1 1 15 nm using 252 channels as described by Bostater.2 The absorption tube described here demonstrates the utility of continuous, underway measurements ofabsorption for estimating concentrations ofwater quality parameters.
Publication Date
1-17-1997
Recommended Citation
Bostater, Charles; Keller, Melissa; and Gimond, Manuel, "Application Of A Flow-Through Absorption Tube For Remotely Estimating Water-Quality Parameters" (1997). Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications. 54.
https://repository.fit.edu/oems_faculty/54