Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Lab
WELCOME to the Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Lab led by Dr. Heidi Dierssen, Professor in Marine Sciences and Geography, at the University of Connecticut. The lab is located at the scenic marine campus of UConn Avery Point in Groton CT.
Our current projects involve optics and remote sensing of the coastal zone throughout the world ocean. We are primarily involved in hyperspectral imaging with airborne and in-water sensors to study the optics of coastal habitats and organisms at a variety of space and time scales.
Our laboratory has a variety of imagers, spectroradiometers and other instruments to measure the optical and physical properties of the water column that can be loaned out to students or investigators.
We are located in the Lowell P. Weicker Jr. Building, home of Marine Sciences at UConn Avery Point.
Benthic Reflectance Measurements
Dr. Heidi Dierssen and student Brandon Russell make benthic reflectance measurements on a coral reef in Curacao. They are using a diver-operated spectrometer designed by Brandon and other lab members, based on the JAZ spectrometer (Ocean Optics).
Resources
NASA Hyperspectral Aquatic Remote Sensing
Southern Ocean Phytoplankton & Carbon Dynamics
Advancing Remote Sensing of Aquatic Plastics
NASA Hyperspectral Algorithms QWIP & AVW
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Of the Benthos
Contact
Heidi Dierssen
Marine Sciences
University of Connecticut – Avery Point
1080 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340 USA
(860)405-9239
(860)405-9153 (fax)
Marine Science Building
Lab – Rm 140
Office – Rm 285