The light transmission and seiche depth of Izmir Bay,western Turkey |
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| Authors: | Erdem Sayin Sezgi Adalioglu Canan Eronat |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Marine Sciences & Technology, Dokuz Eylul University, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Izmir Bay is one of the most polluted estuaries in the whole Mediterranean Sea. The inner part of the Bay (Inner Bay) is heavily
affected by domestic and industrial discharge. As a result of these loads, strong eutrophication occurs in the Inner Bay,
which is temporally anaerobic. The ecologically sensitive approach of the local authorities during the last decade has given
rise to a wide variety of monitoring and research studies on this bay. On the other hand, the municipality of Izmir started
to operate wastewater treatment facilities since January 2000. The Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology — Izmir (IMST)
with its research vessel R/V K Piri Reis has been conducting an intensive monitoring program since 1988 and especially during
the recent few years. These investigations provide an opportunity for the evaluation of the performance of the wastewater
treatment plant in terms of the change in the optical properties of Izmir Bay water in a positive manner. The turbidity values
measured in these monitoring studies indicate that the values have changed drastically after January 2000. Their spatial variation
indicates that the values decrease from the Inner Bay towards the Aegean Sea. The turbidity (light transmission) values are
measured with an automatic CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth) system during each cruise. The seiche disc depth measurement
is carried out only occasionally. The accuracy of the seiche disc depth is dependent on certain daylight conditions and depends
on the operator. The seiche disc depth (D
s) is an important parameter to estimate primary production of organic matter (hereafter called production). A relation between
light transmission (turbidity) value and seiche disc depth (D
s) is found with very good agreement. The correlations are very high (approximately 0.94) with slight seasonal variation. |
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| Keywords: | Light transmission light intensity seiche depth Izmir Bay correlation attenuation coefficient |
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