Bio-Optical Underwater Suite
Overview
This suite consists of spectroscopic instrumentation designed to be used underwater in support of marine and riparian studies. The instruments cover the UV to visible range of the spectrum, focusing on either general hyperspectral measurements of light interaction with water (such as the Wetlabs AC-S, spectral range 400-730 nm); ocean colour measurements (either hyperspectral using the Satlantic HyperOCR, 350-950 nm, or multispectral using the Saltantic Multispectral OCRs, providing coverage from 400-865 nm across seven spectral bands); or specific parameters of marine vegetation (such as measurements of photosynthesis using the WETStar Fluorometer, which measures chlorophyll-a using excitation wavelength 460 nm and emission wavelength 695 nm). NERC research themes supported include “marine environments” and “terrestrial and freshwater environments”.