Table 9.1    Light attenuation k values at Cape Fear River and Estuary station
                    one week after Hurricane Bonnie, compared with long-term average values

Station

k after Bonnie

Long-term average

NC11

2.60

2.75

AC

5.48

3.25

DP

4.35

3.37

BBT

4.46

3.37

IC

4.52

3.24

NCF6.4

4.88

3.81

NAV

4.35

3.94

M61

4.36

3.56

M54

4.26

3.84

M42

4.16

3.13

M35

4.03

2.77

M23

3.02

2.15

M18

3.26

1.91