Lake snow – dynamics of the suspended particulate matter in Lake Geneva

The project in a nutshell:

Holographic microscopy has emerged as a tool for in situ imaging of microscopic organisms and other particles in the lacustrine environment. The submersible camera LISST-Holo2 is performant for profiling particles ranging from 25 μm to 2500 μm, and suitable to identify phytoplankton, zooplankton, organic and inorganic particles. The aim of this project is to analyse the spatio-temporal dynamics of the settling particulate matter (lake snow) in Lake Geneva, and to investigate the influence of the Rhone River plume on the flocculation and sedimentation of settling particles.

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