Water turbidity and clarity directly correlate with optical depth measurements

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Water turbidity and clarity directly correlate with optical depth measurements

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The retrieved papers support the claim that water turbidity and clarity are directly related to optical depth and transparency metrics (such as Secchi depth and diffuse attenuation coefficients).

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LAGOS-US LANDSAT: Remotely sensed water quality estimates for U.S. lakes over 4 ha from 1984 to 2020.

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Hanly PJ, Webster KE, Soranno PA. LAGOS-US LANDSAT: Remotely sensed water quality estimates for U.S. lakes over 4 ha from 1984 to 2020.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05600-w

Paper [1] utilizes Secchi depth alongside turbidity as key water quality variables derived from remote sensing data in thousands of lakes.

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Study on the underwater light field and water quality parameters along the coast around the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

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Xianqing Zhang, Cai Li, Cong Liu, Wen Zhou, Jincheng Zhao, Jiawei He, Zhantang Xu, Zeming Yang, Wenxi Cao. Study on the underwater light field and water quality parameters along the coast around the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.562370

Paper [4] demonstrates significant correlations between turbidity, chlorophyll-a, and optical parameters like the downward diffuse attenuation coefficient and Secchi disk depth.

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first checked02 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7702 Aug 2026

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