Gepubliceerd op 14 april 2021
During the field campaign for the STEREO project TIMBERS on the 13th of April, scientists from VLIZ and VITO measured and visualized turbidity in a selection of stations in the Eastern part of the Belgian North Sea.
The researchers measured turbidity of the surface layer with a wide range of techniques:
- Spectral measurements were performed with help of an ASD spectrometer;
- At the same location turbidity (in NTU) was measured with a portable turbidimeter and Niskin water samples were collected, from which Suspended Particulate Matter concentrations (in mg/L) will be derived.
- Furthermore, drone images captured the large-scale dimensions of the turbidity plumes from above.
![ASD measurement](/sites/default/files/styles/xlarge/public/galerie/image00017.jpeg?itok=xuVT7f_9)
ASD measurement
![Drones were also used to monitor turbidity](/sites/default/files/styles/xlarge/public/content/drones.jpg?itok=s9nYWshF)
Drones were also used to monitor turbidity
![Niskin water samples](/sites/default/files/styles/xlarge/public/content/image00080.jpeg?itok=SsJAOB2q)
Niskin water samples
![Water sample for turbidity (in NTU) measurement](/sites/default/files/styles/xlarge/public/content/water_sample_for_turbidity_in_ntu_measurement.jpeg?itok=uIFwq88O)
Water sample for turbidity (in NTU) measurement