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"Glacial River Blues"
Glacier-fed rivers are often rich in colorful sediments. Here, photographer Jan Erik Waider shows us Iceland's glacial rivers flowing primarily in shades of blue. (Video and image credit: J. Waider; via Laughing Squid)
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McFarland standards
“McFarland standards, number 0.5, 1 and 2 from left to right.” - via Wikimedia Commons
Turbidity
-- turbidity = the cloudiness of water or other fluids due to the presence of particles
-- large amounts of sediment, particles, or living organisms reduces light penetration
-- estuary and coastal water typically has greater turbidity than open ocean water
-- Secchi disc measures light penetration -- white disc attached to a rope -- lowered into the water until it is no longer visible -- disc is raised until it is visible again -- average distance is calculated
-- in areas with high turbidity / low light penetration, producers must live higher up to photosynthesize
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Abnormal Turbidity Hazy Imperial IPA (Picked up at Windmill Farms). A 3 of 4. Quite well-balanced with a huge citrus, tropical, and floral nose, and medium body with quite a bit of fruity sweetness, and a medium bitterness that fades in. Very well-done and I’m enjoying it, but doesn’t stand out of the pack of many big hazy IPAs.
An experiment, 1 October 2019 — 30 September 2020, on twitch and elsewhere. Particularly engaged with the US Drought Monitor, the Los Angeles Times and first-hand water reports from y’all in the twitch chat on Thursday nights (Pacific).
What is a water year? A calendar measure used in hydrology, especially when monitoring drought as it impacts people and agriculture. The water year helps us understand how record rainfall may not be enough to bring the land out of a drought. Also, feelings.
#HealThySELF . #Repost from @moonjugwater - pH stands for "potential of Hydrogen" #Hydrogen is the main element in H2O. Dr.OYIBO explains how Hydrogen replicates itself to #create other elements it is the #FOUNDATION of material #existence and the expression of the #SPIRIT. #Alkaline #water can not live in #plastic bottles it is an oxymoron the ph test are inadequate when testing #freshwater what you are asking is really the #turbidity of the water #ph is a gimmick for the plastic bottle industry who artificially raise the ph because the water is not fresh it's tap water majorily dead water to say the least thus the reason they brag about high ph. Our ph is #balanced, #naturally occurring alkaline water has alkaline elements and whole compunds. The average Blood ph is 7.45 the average urine ph is 6.0 don't be fooled by fake plastic water with high ph. A ph test can't read #elements. #NOPLASTIC #Moonjugfamily #HealthisWealth
From NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day; February 4, 2018:
Tendrils of Sediment in the Caspian Sea
Many aspects of the Caspian Sea are in flux: water levels rise and fall over the decades, while ice cover and algae blooms come and go on seasonal timeframes. But along the sea’s southeastern side, off the coast of Turkmenistan, one feature shows up year-round in almost every cloud-free satellite image. The Caspian is marked by colorful swirls of perpetually turbid seawater.
On January 9, 2018, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of coastal Turkmenistan. (Part of Iran is visible at the bottom of the image.) Surface winds help mix the water and stir up bottom sediments that impart a milky color.
The area of the sediment plume almost exactly mirrors an area of so-called “marine shallows.” Stretching 200 kilometers north to south and up to 120 kilometers west from the shore, this shallow-bottomed part of the sea reaches no more than 30 meters depth. Beyond the shelf, the seafloor drops steeply to depths of 100 meters and more.
Scientists have shown that the surface sediment plume is so consistent because no matter which way the winds blow—offshore or onshore—they stir up sediment in this shallow area. They found, however, that the turbidity is about twice as high when winds blow offshore.
Other shallow areas of the Caspian, notably the Turkmenbashi and Kara-Bogaz-Gol bays (north of this image), are also easily stirred up and produce sediment plumes visible from space. Such sediment has the potential to disrupt fisheries, which is one reason why experts have been keen to monitor the plumes and understand when and why they form.
Satellite data are key for the long-term monitoring of the Caspian. The lake stretches about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from Kazakhstan to Iran, across which there is tremendous variability. Satellites measure turbidity levels across the lake, while also collecting data on salinity, temperature, water levels, and oil pollution.
References
Karabashev, G.S. et al. (2012) Influence of the wind field on the radiance of a marine shallow: evidence from the Caspian Sea. Oceanologia, 54 (4), 655–673.
NASA Earth Observatory (2010, June 12) Caspian Sea.
Zonn, I.S. and Kostianoy, A.G. (2014) The Turkmen Lake Altyn Asyr and Water Resources 197 in Turkmenistan. Hdb Env Chem, 28: 197–232.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Kathryn Hansen. Instrument(s): Terra - MODIS
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