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The HyperSAS Radiometer on the Bow of the R/V Falkor


The HyperSAS radiometer follows the angle of the sun and measures the color of the sea through a downward looking lens, and the color of the sky through another lens pointed upward.
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Kirsten Carlson. Download this image (JPG, 55.9 KB).
[24-Feb-17] The HyperSAS radiometer follows the angle of the sun and measures the color of the sea through a downward looking lens, and the color of the sky through another lens pointed upward. Scientist Ryan Vandermeulen must periodically clean the lenses of the HyperSAS Radiometer because of sea spray.