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Instrumentation

As a leader in both laboratory and field-based experimental water resources research and testing, SAFL is fully equipped to perform virtually any water or wind related measurement.

SAFL is equipped with an extensive inventory of commercially available hydraulic and environmental measurement products much of which represents state of the art technologies. Additionally, the Laboratory has developed the following specialized instrumentation and measurement systems:

(For more information, or to consult with an engineer about ordering instrumentation for your research facility, please contact: Dr. Christopher Ellis at ellis005@umn.edu.)

LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION

Automated positioning and measurement platforms

Automated water surface profilers

Bedload weighing systems

Digital imaging systems

Suspended dynamic pressure and force measurement

Sediment flux measurement

FIELD INSTRUMENTATION

Remote measurement of water flow and chemistry

Real-time wireless data acquisition networks

Lake temperature/water chemistry profiling

Surface and subsurface photography

 
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