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There are various methods of scattering error correction; however, they were all developed for clear water. In this research, different techniques were attempted in order to define the most appropriate method for correcting a(\u03bb) values acquired by an absorption and attenuation spectral (ac-s) meter (WET Labs Inc., Philomath, OR, USA) in a tropical eutrophic reservoir. Three methods recommended by the manufacturer of the ac-s meter were tested: \u201cflat\u201d or \u201cbaseline\u201d, \u201cconstant fraction\u201d, and \u201cproportional\u201d. These methods were applied to two datasets that were measured in May and October 2014. The flat technique exhibited the lowest errors, with an average normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) of 7.95%, and a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 29.26% for May. Meanwhile, proportional was the most suitable technique for most of the samples in October, with a mean NRMSE of 11.19% and a MAPE of 31.03% for October. In addition, the proportional method maintained the shape of the a(\u03bb) values better than the other methods. Despite that, both the flat and proportional methods gave a similar performance statistically. Moreover, the flat method produced the best estimations of chla content for both datasets. 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