The IMT Laboratory focuses part of its time and effort in the development of novel research techniques and instrumentation used in the measurement and observation of ocean acoustics relating to physical oceanography. Most important innovations arise from the professional dialogue between engineers and oceanographers.. This ensures that complicated theoretical ideas are developed into practical, user-friendly technology

The IMT Laboratory maintains and administers facilities devoted to studies in these fields at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.

The following is a selection of instrumentation that has been developed over the course of Laboratory's evolution:

APEX ARRAY -The development by the IMT Laboratory of an Advanced Plume Sensor System (APEX) provides principal observations of plume structure necessary for scattering and noise models. More >>

BOA ARRAY - The BOA array can be deployed easily, surveyed accurately and built very inexpensively for use in marine and terrestrial environments. More >>

BUBBLECAM - Scientists at the IMT Laboratory have developed a high-speed optical imaging system coined the "BubbleCam" to quantify bubble distributions which occur at the crashing of breaking waves. More >>