International Training Workshop on Organic Matter Characterization Using Spectroscopic Techniques

19-21 May 2010
UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA, SPAIN

The meeting is open to all interested in the characterization of dissolved organic matter in marine and inland waters using spectroscopic techniques.
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Aims of the workshop:

  • Facilitate interaction between professionals and students in small groups
  • Discuss methodological issues in break out groups
  • Discuss and add to recent dialogue on absorbance and fluorescence corrections
  • Discuss the utility of different indices (fluorescence index, humification index, spectral slope, slope ratio, etc.)
  • Discuss advantages of various fluorescence techniques (synchronous scan, 3D fluorescence, peak picking, PARAFAC fitting, PARAFAC modeling).
  • For those who are interested, learn PARAFAC modeling (but see next section)

To get the most out of this workshop, it would be beneficial for attendees to:

  • Have experience collecting UV-vis absorbance scans
  • Have experience collecting 2-D and/or  3-D fluorescence spectra
  • For those attending the PARAFAC training workshop, we recommend going through the PARAFAC tutorial ahead of time.
  • Have MATLAB on your computer
  • Come with questions.
  • Provide your input on the Discussion Groups poll.
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