Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP)

Room or location

Université Laval, Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon

Affiliation

Manufacturer/Brand

HydrOptics

Model

UVP5

In operation since

2013-01-01

Description

Instrument incorporated on oceanographic vessel’s rosette / CTD to capture images of zooplankton and large marine particles, thereby obtaining particle size distribution profiles as well as cataloging different species of zooplankton present in the profiles.

Technical specifications

Underwater image profiles, large particle size distribution, image recognition and zooplankton species classification.

Resource person

Conditions of use

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

Laboratory