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Floc size distribution measured monthly or bi-weekly in the Zeeschelde at 12 stations using a LISST 200x instrument
Citable as data publication
Maris, T.; Claus, J.; Meire, P.; Ecosystem Management Research Group - Uantwerpen ; International Marine and Dredging Consultants nv.; De Vlaamse Waterweg; Belgium; (2021): Floc size distribution measured monthly or bi-weekly in the Zeeschelde at 12 stations using a LISST 200x instrument. https://doi.org/10.14284/451
Contact: Maris, Tom

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Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description
The floc size distribution profiles measured monthly or bi-weekly in the Zeeschelde at 12 stations using a LISST 200x instrument, independently of the tidal phase and spring/neap cycle. more

Since autumn 2017, floc size distribution profiles have been measured additionally to the turbidity profiles. The floc size is measured using an optical laser diffraction instrument, more specifically a Sequoia Laser In Situ Scattering and Transmissometry (LISST) 200x instrument. The LISST 200x instrument measures a floc size distribut ion up to a floc size of 500 µm. This particle size distribution was used to determine a geometric averaged floc size following the method of Sequoia Scientific (cited 2019).

Scope
Themes:
Geology - Geophysics - Sedimentation
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Fresh water, Brackish water, Flocculation, Particle distribution, Particle size, Belgium, Zeeschelde

Geographical coverage
Belgium, Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
18 September 2017 - 14 January 2019
Two-weekly

Parameters
D[3,2]
D[4,3]
D10
D20
D50
D80
D90
Particle size distribution (normalized) Methodology
Particle size distribution (normalized): LISST 200x

Contributors
Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteembeheer (ECOBE), moredata creatordata creator
De Vlaamse Waterweg, moresponsordata creator
International Marine & Dredging Consultants NV (IMDC), moredata creator

Project
OMES 5 Main: Onderzoek naar de gevolgen van het Sigmaplan, baggeractiviteiten en havenuitbreiding in de Zeeschelde op het milieu, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Horemans, D.M.L. et al. (2021). Seasonal variations in flocculation and erosion affecting the large‐scale suspended sediment distribution in the Scheldt estuary: the importance of biotic effects. JGR: Oceans 126(4): e2020JC016805. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016805, more


Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2020-02-13
Information last updated: 2021-02-18
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