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 The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) is used to make short term intense or long time series measurements of current velocities throughout the water column or at specific depths only, depending on the instrument and application. CWR uses a Sontek ADCP 1500kHz unit with two possible modes - incoherent (maximum range ~ 25m) and pulse-coherent (maximum range > 12m).
 The BBE Fluroprobe is a submersible spectroflurometer for chlorophyll analysis and integrated algae class determination. The Fluoroprobe can detect spectra due to different for blue-green algae, green algae, brown algae, cryptophytae and Yellow substances (DOC).
 The Fine Scale Profiler is used to make fast measurements of spatially and temporarily varying water quality, useful for characterizing background water quality over time or for detecting transport of tracers during events, such as inflow events. The probe measures temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, chlorophyll-a (or rhodamine) and depth. The probe samples at 50 Hz and falls at approximately 0.5 m/s, giving around 1.0 cm resolution in the vertical. The data is acquired in real time via an umbilical cable, along with the GPS of the profile. The BBE Fluoroprobe can also be attached to measure concentration of four algal groups and DOC (yellow substance).
 The Lake Diagnostic System is a tool for long-term reservoir water quality monitoring and management, measuring water column temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and chlorophyll-a stratification and meteorology above the water surface. The data is transmitted to the shore station, where it is displayed on the web in pseudo real-time. Visit OLARIS on the main menu to see the real-time data from LDS installed around the world. The LDS has been commercialised by Precision Measurement Engineering (PME). The LDS is particularly well known for its fast response and high resolution thermistor chain, allowing complete measurement of the water column stratification in <5s.
 The Microstructure Profiler is used to characterize turbulence and mixing in the water body. It is a highly portable instrument measuring temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, chl-a, turbidity, PAR and depth at micro-scale resolution (1mm). This instrument has been commercialised into the SCAMP (Self-Contained Autonomous Microstructure Profiler) and is sold by Precision Measurement Engineering (PME).
 The Portable Flux Profiler is used to directly measure turbulent fluxes and other turbulent parameters. Uses a three-axis laser doppler anemometer to measure water velocities in all three directions and also measures conductivity, temperature and depth at the micro-scale (1mm).
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