Technical note: Image processing for continuous river turbidity monitoring – full-scale tests and potential applications

Miglino, Domenico; Jomaa, Seifeddine; Rode, Michael; Saddi, Khim Cathleen; Isgrò, Francesco; Manfreda, Salvatore

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4133-2025

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Technical note

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08 Sep 2025

Technical note |

| 08 Sep 2025

Technical note: Image processing for continuous river turbidity monitoring – full-scale tests and potential applications

Domenico Miglino, Seifeddine Jomaa, Michael Rode, Khim Cathleen Saddi, Francesco Isgrò, and Salvatore Manfreda

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