The application of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) can be used not only for measuring ocean currents, but also for\nquantifying suspended sediment concentrations (SSC) from acoustic backscatter strength based on sonar principle. Suspended\nsediment has long been recognized as the largest sources of sea contaminant and must be considered as one of the important\nparameters in water quality of seawater. This research was to determine SSC from measured acoustic backscattered intensity of\nstatic and mobile ADCP. In this study, vertically mounted 400 kHz and 750 kHz static ADCP were deployed in Lembeh Strait,\nNorth Sulawesi. A mobile ADCP 307.2 kHz was also mounted on the boat and moved to the predefined cross-section, accordingly.\nThe linear regression analysis of echo intensity measured by ADCP and by direct measurement methods showed that ADCP is a\nreliable method to measure SSC with correlation coefficient (
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