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Instrument: WET Labs {Sea-Bird WETLabs} C-Star transmissometer

Acronym:
 WL CSTAR Trans
External Identifier:
» skos:closeMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0160/
Description

The C-Star transmissometer has a novel monolithic housing with a highly intgrated opto-electronic design to provide a low cost, compact solution for underwater measurements of beam transmittance. The C-Star is capable of free space measurements or flow-through sampling when used with a pump and optical flow tubes. The sensor can be used in profiling, moored, or underway applications. Available with a 6000 m depth rating.

More information on Sea-Bird website: https://www.seabird.com/c-star-transmissometer/product?id=60762467717