Quarterdeck Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1997
1. As the fluorometer descends through the water column this cone projects flashes of light at a specific wavelength into the water passing in front of it. Plankton in the water absorb the light and respond by emitting a tiny amount of light of a different wavelength.
2. This cone measures the amount of light produced by the plankton.
3. The metal cylinder contains
electronics to process the data and transmit them to the CTD for delivery
to the surface.
[Back to
article]
Send comments about the content of this page to rshatto@ocean.tamu.edu.
Send comments and questions about this web site to web@ocean.tamu.edu.