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This provided a linear regression (slope and intercept) that could then in theory be used to calibrate the AWAC OBS data.
However, the data summary obtained from all the turbidity tank calibrations (see table below) corroborated the issue of the dark sediment samples. These calibrations gave much higher slopes compared to the samples not containing significant amounts of decayed organic matter. This was probably due to the dark water absorbing proportionately more light than reflected. If these calibrations with higher slopes were used they would give artificially high suspended sediment concentrations for those deployments affected.