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Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP)

Description

Instrument incorporated on oceanographic vessel’s rosette / CTD to capture images of zooplankton and large marine particles, thereby obtaining particle size distribution profiles as well as cataloging different species of zooplankton present in the profiles.

Technical specifications

Underwater image profiles, large particle size distribution, image recognition and zooplankton species classification.

Resource person

Guislain Bécu
Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon, 1045, av. de la Médecine, local 2064
418 656 2131, ext. 4880
guislain.becu@takuvik.ulaval.ca

Conditions of use

Training required. Generally unavailable in the Spring, Contact the person responsible for the equipment.

Room or location

  • Université Laval, Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon

Affiliation

  • Québec Océan

Manufacturer/brand

  • HydrOptics

Model

  • UVP5

In operation since

  • 2013-01-01