Fibre evanescent field absorption (FEFA): An optical fibre technique for measuring light absorption in turbid water samples

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 533-543

  Lamb, D W ^a   Bunganaen, Y ^b   Louis, J ^b   Woolsey, G A ^c   Oliver, R L ^d   White, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evanescent field; Optical fibre sensing; Water color

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4544279381     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF03133     Document Type: Article

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