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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
CMOP has two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to study plankton blooms and the estuarine turbidity maxima in the Columbia River estuary. The AUV is an underwater robot equipped with sensors that measure the concentration of various elements or compounds, the absorption or reflection of light, and the presence of microscopic life.
Read how the AUV is being used in challenging environments →
Read how CMOP uses the AUV to study internal waves →
Watch video of first test using AUV in estuary →
Watch video and read blog of AUV mouth of Columbia River experiment →
(Photos: Jeff Schilling/CMOP except where noted.)
