A novel trimodal sensor for eddy correlation measurements of benthic flux in aquatic environments

Quantifying chemical fluxes between natural waters and their benthic sediments is a central problem in biogeochemistry, yet it is notoriously challenging. A relatively new method for measuring benthic fluxes, Eddy Correlation (EC) addresses many shortcomings of traditional techniques. Minimally invasive and measured in situ, EC is based on high-speed, simultaneous, and co-located velocity and concentration measurements. It has been successfully used in a range of settings to determine benthic fluxes of dissolved oxygen, using an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) to measure water velocity and an oxygen microelectrode to measure concentration. Widespread application to a larger range of compounds is limited, however, by the lack of chemical sensors that are fast, small, and sensitive enough for EC. To address this need, a novel trimodal sensor has been developed that is capable of high-speed, high-resolution measurements of fluorescence, temperature, and conductivity.

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Doctoral

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2019

Author dc:creator

• Hu, Irene Helen.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Harold Hemond.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121703

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/121703