ABSTRACT
INVESTIGATION OF LIGHT ATTENUATION IN LAKE EYMIR
Selen ATIKER
M.Sc, Department of Environmental Engineering
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysegü / l Aksoy
Co-Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selim Sanin
January 2012, 164 pages.
Light penetration and attenuation has significant impact on the water quality of lakes. Algal activity, which is important for the levels of several water quality parameters, is dependent on light penetration besides availability of nutrients. In this study, change in light penetration and attenuation in Lake Eymir was studied. The relationships of extinction coefficient (ke), and water quality parameters were investigated. The effect of ke on Chl-a over nutrients were investigated. The water quality parameters measured were / total suspended solid (TSS), phosphate, ammonium, nitrate, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), Secchi disk depth and lake Depth. The measurements were conducted at five different stations in Lake Eymir. Secchi disk, PAR and lake depth measurements were done on site, while TSS, Chl-a and phosphate analyses were done in laboratory, using standard methods. Nitrate and ammonium analyses were conducted through laboratory kits. Linear and non-linear regression models of ke and Chl-a were developed to understand their relationships with the the measured parameters, using XLSTAT software. Analyses of the data at sampling stations revealed that Station 2 and 3 were the most representative stations in general. The model results indicated that ke is as important as nutrients for Chl-a abundance. Secchi disk and Chl-a are the most correlated parameters with ke. Moreover Secchi disk depth is nonlinearly correlated with ke, while linearly correlation is present between Chl-a and ke.
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Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614047/index.pdf |
Date | 01 January 2012 |
Creators | Atiker, Selen |
Contributors | Aksoy, Aysegul |
Publisher | METU |
Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | M.S. Thesis |
Format | text/pdf |
Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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