Parameter:
Environment type:

water quality
brown (optically deep), no bottom visible


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Mapping and monitoring options:
Click on an icon for more information, or on the symbol key (in the links menu) for an explanation

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Data required, processing, costs:
Specific details are also available in a summarised PDF form (data required, processing, costs) for the following different aspects of water quality:

Chlorophyll-a ( 98KB) - ONLY HYPERSPECTRAL

Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) ( 99KB)

Total Suspended Matter (Tripton) ( 99KB)

Algal blooms ( 100KB)

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