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5. normalized response of obs500 to amco clear, Turbidity, High-sediment concentrations – Campbell Scientific OBS500 Smart Turbidity Meter with ClearSensor Technology User Manual

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OBS500 Smart Turbidity Meter with ClearSensor™ Technology

universal response curve. However, there is residual nonlinearity that is

removed by calibration and by computation of a TU value with a 2nd-order

polynomial. This section explains how to do a turbidity calibration.

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FIGURE 7-5. Normalized response of OBS500 to AMCO Clear

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turbidity. The inset shows the response function of a turbidity

sensor to high-sediment concentrations.

AMCO Clear

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SDVB turbidity standards are used to calibrate an OBS500

sensor. SDVB standards are made for individual instruments. Standards made

for one model of turbidity meter cannot be used to calibrate a different model.

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