Chlorophyll & CDOM
Continuous chlorophyll-a and CDOM from a fixed or a moving surface platform
mFL-12
Active fluorescence monitoring that runs unattended, day and night, at 1.75 kg
At 1.75 kg this is the most compact hyperspectral LIF lidar the company knows of, with a single 405 nm excitation and reception across 405–880 nm. An ON/OFF technique alternates laser-on and laser-off readings and subtracts the sunlight, so the measurement holds day and night. It runs unattended on buoys, piers, and vessels, reading chlorophyll-a, CDOM, suspended matter, and oil films on the surface. TRL 7–8, field-tested with ESA at Venice in 2025.
Excitation 405 nm
Reception 405–880 nm
Mass 1.75 kg
Detection 1 Hz max
Measures
What it measures
Each parameter is resolved through its own optical process, and every return band is read from the excitation line that produces it
Suspended matter
Tracks suspended-sediment concentration at outfalls, river mouths, and port basins
Oil films & emulsions
Oil films and oil-in-water emulsions, read from above the surface
Day-and-night operation
The ON/OFF laser technique isolates the fluorescence and cancels ambient sunlight
Deployment platforms
Custom mounts and integration on request
Moored buoy
Long-duration mooring
▸ Telemetry, low duty cyclePier / bridge
Fixed above-water mount
▸ Unattended, cabled or batteryVessel
Deck or rail mount
▸ Underway or on stationUSV
Deck-mounted payload
▸ Unattended along-track surveyFixed coastal station
Permanent installation
▸ All-weather, IP68Specifications
Full datasheet, PDF 3.6 MB
Optical
Excitation
405 nm, single, modulated
Reception
hyperspectral, 405–880 nm
Spectral resolution
15 nm
Detection rate
up to 1 Hz
FOV / divergence
1°
Electronics
ADC
12-bit
Integration time
270 µs – 1 s
Comms
RS485 / Wi-Fi / onboard logging
Position
GPS + IMU
Mechanical
Protection
IP68
Size / mass
130 × 140 × 121 mm, 1.75 kg
Contact
Enquire about the mFL-12
Pricing, integration support, and quotes come from the engineering team directly, usually within two working days