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Definition: Optical Backscatter, or OBS, is an optical method for measuring turbidity and suspended solids concentrations by detecting infrared light scattered from suspended matter. The response of the OBS sensors strongly depends on the size, composition and shape of the suspended particles.
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Revision as of 08:42, 5 June 2007

Definition of OBS:
Optical Backscatter, or OBS, is an optical method for measuring turbidity and suspended solids concentrations by detecting infrared light scattered from suspended matter. The response of the OBS sensors strongly depends on the size, composition and shape of the suspended particles. see also
This is the common definition for OBS, other definitions can be discussed in the article

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