Integration of an Emerging Highly Sensitive Optical CO2 Sensor for Ocean Monitoring on an Existing Data Acquisition System SeaKeeper 1000 (trademark)
Abstract
Long-term goals are to: Develop a high-performance pCO2 sensor that is affordable enough to be deployed in geat numbers to autonomously monitor the overall patterns of CO2 emissions and ocean acidification. Thew objectives are: Meet the challenging requirements for ocean pCO2 monitoring using an innovative sensor design based on high sensitivity fluorescence detection; Assemble the system with low-cost optics and electronics in order to make it affordable enough (target cost <$1,000) to be deployed in greater numbers; Make the entire system drift and calibration free by perfecting a patch renewal process using an innovative microfluidics-based approach; Integrate the system into an existing platform system, the Seakeeper 1000(trademark), to leverage already proven deployment systems readily amenable to autonomous operation; Test the reliability and robustness of the prototype system in the lab and open waters with our partners NOAA and Seakeepers International; and Commercialize sensors with our industrial partner Fluorometrix Corporation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA540212
Entities
People
- Govind Rao
Organizations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County