Earlier this month, Sequoia sent out a survey to our LISST-ABS users to get feedback on how we can continue to improve this instrument. Survey participants were entered into a drawing for $200. Our winner was Cindy Crane from the Prince Edward Island...
The short explanation Briefly, the difference between turbidity and Super-Turbidity (Patent Pending) can be summarized as follows: Turbidity (NTU) = Optical Backscatter; Needs Calibration for SSC; less accurate Super-Turbidity (mg/l) = Optical & Acoustic...
LISST-AOBS has Nearly Uniform Sensitivity Across Wide Grain Sizes! B Why the Acousto-Optic Super-Turbidity Sensor LISST-AOBS? The sensitivity (Volts/[mg/L] ) of Optical turbidity sensors varies inversely with grain size. Turbidity sensors are highly...
UPDATED 09 SEPTEMBER 2017 As described in related articles, the LISST-ABS has a near-constant sensitivity (Volts/concentration) for sediment particles in the >30 micron size range [see Features section here]. In contrast, the sensitivity of optical...
While testing a LISST-ABS in the laboratory with field samples, Dr. Benjamin van der Waal of Rhodes University in South Africa noticed an apparent instrument drift. He was using samples extracted from a river for this testing, so that the samples were...