Hydrocarbon and dissolved-organic plumes in coastal and port environments evade traditional point sampling, and satellites cannot resolve them through the atmosphere at the scales that matter. Regulators and operators need spatially resolved, quantitative measurements of what is in the upper water layer.
Active multi-wavelength LIF fluorescence retrievals tuned to the signatures of dissolved hydrocarbons and organic matter, paired with passive above-water radiometry that links in-water measurements to the reflectance satellites observe. Deployed onboard from research vessels and port survey craft.
The programme produced the mHR-2 passive micro-hyperspectral radiometer, which derives Remote Sensing Reflectance (Rrs) for satellite match-up. The instrument suite was field-tested with ESA at Venice during the PHY2FLEX campaign in October 2025.
LIFeLiDAR supplies the LIF and radiometric instruments, the retrieval algorithms, and field operations, and developed the mHR-2 as a project deliverable.
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