Calibrating Optical Turbidity Measurements with Suspended-Sediment Concentrations from the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, from November 2018 to November 2019
Data Report
1180
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
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- USGS data release - Suspended-sediment concentrations and loss-on-ignition from water samples collected in the Herring River during 2018-19 in Wellfleet, MA (ver 1.1, March 2023)
- USGS data release - Time-series measurements of oceanographic and water quality data collected in the Herring River, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA, November 2018 to November 2019
- USGS data release - Water quality data from a multiparameter sonde collected in the Herring River during November 2018 to November 2019 in Wellfleet, MA
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Abstract
The sediment budget in the tidally restricted Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, must be quantified so restoration options for the river can be evaluated. Platforms equipped with optical turbidity sensors were deployed seaward and landward of the Herring River restriction to measure a time series of turbidity, from which a time series of suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) can be estimated. Water samples were collected periodically from the Herring River from November 2018 to November 2019 and analyzed for SSC to derive a relationship to turbidity measurements given in nephelometric turbidity units. This report presents the data-collection methods used and the linear calibration model generated by repeated median regression to convert turbidity measurements to SSC.
Suggested Citation
De Meo, O.A., Ganju, N.K., Bales, R.D., Marsjanik, E.D., and Suttles, S.E., 2023, Calibrating optical turbidity measurements with suspended-sediment concentrations from the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, from November 2018 to November 2019: U.S. Geological Survey Data Report 1180, 8 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1180.
ISSN: 2771-9448 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Sensor Deployment and Water Sample Collection
- Laboratory Determination of Suspended-Sediment Concentration
- Calibration of the Optical Turbidity Sensor
- Summary
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Calibrating optical turbidity measurements with suspended-sediment concentrations from the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, from November 2018 to November 2019 |
| Series title | Data Report |
| Series number | 1180 |
| DOI | 10.3133/dr1180 |
| Publication Date | August 22, 2023 |
| Year Published | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | Report: vi, 8 p.; 3 Data Releases |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| City | Wellfleet |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |