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Fluorometer
Fluorometer

Fluorometers are water-based sensors that measure patterns of fluorescence. They provide measurements of chlorophyll-a fluorescence, optical backscatter, and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in seawater. They are typical used to asses chlorophyll concentrations to determine phytoplankton concentrations in the ocean. Fluorometers can be deployed on research vessels, buoys, autonomous underwater vehicles, and other water-based platforms.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Meter/Analyzer

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Fluorescence

Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry

Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Organic Matter

Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll

Vertical Measurement Regions

Subsurface - Sea/Ocean/Water

Temporal Resolution

Variable

Spatial Resolution

Variable

Measurement Frequency

Variable

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

Lead Investigator
Currently unavailable
Technical Contact
Currently unavailable
Instrument Maker
Varies
Funding Source
Currently unavailable
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Physical Oceanography DAAC (PO.DAAC)

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

Healy during the ICESCAPE campaign

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy

1 Campaign · 12 Instruments

Impacts of Climate on the Eco-Systems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment

Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea

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· 0 Data Products

EcoMapper during SPURS campaign

EcoMapper during SPURS campaign

i3XO EcoMapper AUV

1 Campaign · 4 Instruments

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean

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· 41 Data Products

Saildrone Image

Saildrone Image

Saildrone

2 Campaigns · 5 Instruments

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean

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· 41 Data Products

photo of the research vessel Ronald H Brown

photo of the research vessel Ronald H Brown

R/V Ronald H. Brown

3 Campaigns · 45 Instruments

Southern Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment

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· 0 Data Products

Image of the Sally Ride during the EXPORTS campaign

Image of the Sally Ride during the EXPORTS campaign

R/V Sally Ride

2 Campaigns · 6 Instruments

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA

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· 33 Data Products

Image of Bold Horizon during S-MODE

Image of Bold Horizon during S-MODE

M/V Bold Horizon

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA

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· 33 Data Products

Oceanus during the S-MODE campaign

Oceanus during the S-MODE campaign

R/V Oceanus

3 Campaigns · 12 Instruments

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA

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· 33 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns

Platforms

Formats

Ecomapper data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign10.5067/SPUR1-ECOMP

CampaignsSalinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

Platformsi3XO EcoMapper AUV

FormatsnetCDF

SPURS-2 Saildrone data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign10.5067/SPUR2-SDRON

CampaignsSalinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

PlatformsSaildrone

FormatsnetCDF

S-MODE L2 Shipboard Thermosalinograph, Meteorology, and Bio-optics Measurements Version 110.5067/SMODE-RVTSG

CampaignsSub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

PlatformsR/V Oceanus, R/V Sally Ride, M/V Bold Horizon

FormatsnetCDF-4

S-MODE Shipboard Bio-optical Measurements Version 110.5067/SMODE-RVBO2

CampaignsSub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

PlatformsM/V Bold Horizon

FormatsnetCDF