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July 31, 2020
In 2008, Sequoia Scientific’s Dr. Ole Mikkelsen co-authored and published a paper: The Influence of Schlieren on In-situ Optical Measurements Used for Particle Characterization. This paper was based on data collected during his postdoctoral work...
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July 24, 2020
24th July 2020
In the last several years, Sequoia has introduced a range of new or upgraded instruments: LISST-200X, LISST-SL2, LISST-Holo2, LISST-ABS, LISST-AOBS, LISST-HAB, LISST-Black, LISST-Glider, Hyper-bb and LISST Horizon.
Such an expansion increases...
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April 2, 2017
This is a simple description. For detailed explanations see articles: Laser Diffraction-101 and -201.
Particle Size Distribution (PSD) is a multi-parameter description of how the total concentration of particles is distributed into many size fractions....
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May 25, 2016
The optical scattering function (VSF) describes how incident light on a volume of water is scattered into various directions. It is an important inherent optical property of water – a term used by optical oceanographers. The VSF at small forward angles...
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April 29, 2016
Last updated: 11 May 2016
Turbidity as a surrogate for suspended sediment concentration (SSC) is commonly used and deeply established in practice. The shortcomings of turbidity as a surrogate for SSC are:
The calibration changes with grain size;
The...
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