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Pirtide Chemeter (pm)
Fig. 7. Dimensional analysis of suspended particulate matter (SPM): spectral typology;
SRPl spectrum rich in particles-large size; SPPL spectrum poor in particles-large size; SPPs
spectrum poor in particles-small size
Table 1. Statistical data of dimensional analysis with characteristics of particulate matter
and reference to the water masses
Particulate Matter
Simple»
Number of Range Mode Médian
Number of Range Mode Médian
,
Particles
(pm)
(pm)
(pm)
arnPles Parles
(pm)
(pm)
(ym)
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Fig. 8. Vertical section with hypothesis of characterization of SPM
waters; spectra SPPL and SPPs, with a small number of particles, are generally
located in intermediate waters.
To better distinguish them, we hâve analyzed with multivariate analysis the data
for ail spectra to assess a number of characteristics, including the number of particles, the range, the main mode and the médian. This enabled us to divide the group