Deploying a moored CTD can be a game of trust. Nobody wants to return to their long-estranged CTD to find poor data quality. Of course, nobody wants to visit the middle of the ocean everyday either. Fortunately, we’ve created a basic troubleshooting guide for moored...
Zooming in shows salinity and dissolved oxygen are fluctuating heavily alongside the tidal cycle. Can you determine what is causing this?
With auxiliary sensor integration, the humble CTD becomes a powerful hub for sampling and data. Learn how to identify the required cable for any sensor integration.
Watch how one of our Senior Service Technicians replaces the O-rings on the endcap of a 9plus CTD using specialized tools.
Can you correctly label the 4 plots? Hint: this area is subject to periods of eutrophication during the late summer/early fall.
Integrating analog sensors is relatively painless, at least compared to the more finicky RS-232 sensors. But what happens when you've diligently followed the instructions yet fail to receiving data from your sensor? Watch our troubleshooting video to learn our methods...
From bottom contact triggers to transmissometers, oceanographic sensor options are vast and diverse, and choosing the right combination of sensors can significantly augment a CTD’s measurement capabilities. Although getting disparate technologies to talk to one...
Dissolved oxygen should not be negative. Can you determine the error that created the unusual oxygen profile above?
Unlike analog auxiliary sensors, instruments that output serial RS-232 data are more challenging to integrate with Sea-Bird Scientific CTDs. Despite RS-232 being a standard communication protocol, most instruments have a unique data output format and command set. As...
Consider this hypothetical situation: you find a loose cable with a 6-pin connector and a 4-pin connector - exactly what you need to connect an oxygen sensor to your CTD. However, just because the cable ends fit on the instrument connectors, you still don’t know if...
Sea-Bird Scientific was proud to have exhibited at the Ocean Optics Conference in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam, from October 2 - 7, this year. The next generation of ocean scientists will contribute to the preservation of our oceans, and ultimately our planet. That’s...
Sea-Bird Scientific is excited to announce our exhibition at the OCEANS Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia from October 17 - 20 this year. Don't forget to stop by and see us at booth #500. Want to reserve your spot? Register now here. From the organizers: "Global...
Sea-Bird Scientific is excited to announce our exhibition at the Ocean Optics Conference in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam, from October 2 - 7 this year. Want to reserve your spot? Register now here. From the organizers: "Ocean Optics XXV will take place October 2–7,...