Facilities
BEADS offers state-of-the-art facilities for study and research work including:
BEADS offers state-of-the-art facilities for study and research work including:
MOF (Marine Observations Facility):
This facility is composed by a number of instruments that measure a variety of parameters in the marine environment.
Sofar Spotter buoys
Nortek ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) Sig1000
Aanderaa RCM Blue current meter
CEESCOPE portable echosounder
RBR pressure sensors and tide gauges
Submarine video cameras
Sontek Castway CTD (conductivity, pressure and depth) sensor
Aqualab C3 submersible fluorometer
Aquascat 1000R sediment profiler
METEOR (Major Equipment for Trans-disciplinary Earth Observation Research):
This facility is used for measurements of three-dimensional terrain and object shapes at high resolution and for evapotranspiration studies.
DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone
True View 410 done LiDAR with high resolution RGB camera
Thermal imaging sensor (Zenmuse XT2)
EQUIPMENT FOR AEOLIAN RESEARCH:
2D and 3D sonic anemometers
Multiple mini Cup anemometers
GPR
Various coring devices
Built-in sediment traps
PLUS:
RTK GNSS
Drones
Kayak and access to jetski and ocean-going vessels