Optical Frame

Room or location

Université Laval

Affiliation

Manufacturer/Brand

Sea-Bird Scientific

Model

BB9

In operation since

2011-01-01

Description

Set of instruments, primarily active optics, for measuring the physical and inherent optical properties of the water column. It is deployed within the upper hundred meters of the water column, when the ship is stationary.

Technical specifications

IOP, absorption, attenuation, DTP, backscattering, CTD, Chl-a fluorescence, CDOM fluorescence, RT mode available

Resource person

Conditions of use

Training required. Generally unavailable in the Spring, Contact the person responsible for the equipment.

Laboratory