The relationship between Secchi depth

• Authors: M. Matciak , H. Renk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Seawater transparency estimated by means of the Secchi disc depth depends on all optically active water constituents, among them the chlorophyll a concentration. This parameter is very important for primary production studies, and it might be very useful to investigate its relationship to the water transparency measured in such an easy way. Long-term observations of the chlorophyll a concentration and the associated Secchi disc depth from three stations in the southern Baltic are presented. The data were collected during almost twenty five years (1971-1995). The correlation between these parameters and the influence of chlorophyll a concentrations on the Secchi disc depth are examined.

Keywords

EN

ANNUAL VARIABILITY; BALTIC SEA; CHLOROPHYLL; SECCHI DEPTH

Discipline

• AQUATIC_SCIENCES: AQUATIC SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
• Journal: Oceanological Studies
• Year: 1997
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 31-37

Contributors

author

M. Matciak

author

H. Renk

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: M.Matciak, University of Gdansk, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Marszalka Pilsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland