There are several ocean science community-developed and supported software resources available for LISST and Hyper users interested in logging and/or processing data in other ways than supported by Sequoia’s standard software: PyOPIA PyOPIA is a...
Harmful algae. The phrasing itself almost seems it would be an oxymoron, like harmful carrots or something similar. But it is real: Given the right circumstances (light, nutrients), all algae can bloom and some of these can become Harmful Algae Blooms...
A melting pot Researchers in oceanography come to the field from all sides: physicists, biologists, geologists, geographers, hydrologists, mathematicians and many more. As a result, there can be a confounding number of terms for the same thing. An example...
Understanding particle behavior in the aquatic environment is fundamental to unraveling key processes in biogeochemistry, sediment transport, and ecosystem dynamics. Since 1995, Sequoia’s LISST and Hyper instruments have become important tools for quantifying...
Light scattering in the ocean is described by the Volume Scattering Function (VSF). This is an Inherent Optical Property (IOP) characterizing how light is scattered at different angles in water. For oceanographers, in situ measurements of the VSF are...