Facilities

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

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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