Project
Hybrid Distributed pH, CO2, Temperature, and Acoustic Sensing for Monitoring and Verification of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Applications
Project
A marine deployed optical fiber distributed chemical sensing (DCS) and distributed physical parameter (temperature - DTS) sensing system for measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) is being pursued under this project, funded by ARPA E underSEA CO2 program.
Using chemically selective and optically sensitive coatings for DCS, the proposed project seeks to integrate a fiber optic sensing technology into low-cost commercial fibers used for buoy-based marine sensor systems. DTS customization will also be pursued for integration with marine sensor systems, having a specific focus on deployable marine buoy systems including system weight and power (SWAP), data, and communications requirements.
