The attenuation of light in sea and estuarine waters in relation to the concentration of suspended solid matter

Abstract

Experiments have been reported recently (Atkins, Jenkins & Warren, 1954) in which the relative concentration of suspended matter at different depths in the sea was determined by filtering samples of water through collodion membranes and measuring the relative albedos. Also reported in the same paper are the results of a series of observations of the visual range of a Secchi disc at station E1 in relation to the concentration of phytoplankton.