Абстракт
Concentrations of total suspended matter and its coarse and fine fractions in surface waters were determined based on the measurements of the
light scattering phase function in the Atlantic tropical area. At the same time, the Secchi disk depth (Z(d)) was measured. The correlations
between the total concentration of the suspended matter C-TSM, including its coarse and fine fractions, and the Secchi disk depth are studied.
It is ascertained that the main factor determining the Secchi disk depth in the Atlantic tropical area is the fine fraction of the suspended
matter; its effect is theoretically analyzed.
Ключевые слова
ATLANTIC TROPICAL AREA, LIGHT SCATTERING PHASE FUNCTION, SECCHI DISK, SUSPENDED MATTER