Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Dissolved Organic Matter fluorescence dynamics in our restored coastal marsh

by François Birgand

Among the many parameters that we are measuring on a continuous basis in our restored marsh, we have measured the Colored or Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) using a Turner design sensor.  Below, you can view the dynamics of CDOM as a function of flow and stage.  The CDOM concentration values are only relative as calibration against Quinine Sulfate Equivalence has not been applied on this data.  There are many things to say about these data.  For today, I just let you enjoy the view and think about it!