Sequoia Application Note SEQ-001-V1 Beam attenuation (c, [m-1]) is a critical inherent optical property (IOP) for oceanographers studying underwater visibility and suspended particles in the water column. Measuring beam attenuation in-situ requires transmissometers...
PyOPIA (Python Ocean Particle Image Analysis) was introduced in 2023. It is an open-source Python library for combing through large amounts of particle image data collected by camera instruments such as LISST-Holo / LISST-Holo2, SilCam, UVP-6 and others....
When designing a transmissometer or a laser diffraction-based sensor for particle size analysis, an important consideration is the beam acceptance angle. A transmissometer measures a—generally small—portion of the forward-scattered light: light that...
The LISST-VSF is the first autonomous VSF instrument for use in the sea. It measures the Volume Scattering Function, the beam attenuation and scattering coefficients (c and b), and depolarization via the elements P12 and P22 of the scattering Mueller...
Scintillation is what makes stars twinkle. It is what causes mirage in deserts or on hot surfaces. It is what causes shimmer underwater in the vicinity of hot vents in oceans. These effects result from temperature fluctuations in air or water. The same...