Re: Backscatter Meter

[Mike Young <tvcmikey@yahoo.com>]

Mike here! And yes, it is the same Mike

Ken asked about "backscatter meters". If you check out
http://www-ocean.tamu.edu/Quarterdeck/QD5.1/richardson-5.1.html 
then he explains a lot better than I can, but essentially it sends out
a light underwater and reads how high the particulate level is in the
water

FWAFS from Malaysia

---Subscuba@aol.com wrote:
>
> Mike Young,
> 
> Know anything about a "Backscatter Meter"??
> 
> Ken Martindale
> 
> PS Nice to see you in this discussion group, assuming you are the
same Mike.
> HBOI (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution) might stay in touch
with this
> group on a casual basis. Who knows we might invent something useful. 
> 

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