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...
Moored CTDs
Q&A: Temperature Mismatch
Although they should match perfectly, the two sensors rarely reported the same temperature value throughout their deployment. Furthermore, the 16plusV2 appeared to stop logging, although the batteries still had life upon recovery. Can you identify the problem?
Discontinued – WQM and WQMX
July 2020 Newsletter Over the past 12 years, the WQM and WQMX have been integral to accelerating the understanding of natural waters. This instrument family was the first collaboration between WET Labs and Sea-Bird Electronics before our companies became fully...
Q&A: Moored Data Excursions
February 2020 Newsletter The data above came from a HydroCAT-EP multiparameter probe moored in an estuary near Savannah, Georgia. The highlighted section shows a sudden change in the temperature and salinity data that lasted for approximately 4 days, and continued...
Real-Time Moorings: A Look at Regional Forecasting and Physical Oceanography Research
An ocean mooring can help with more than publishing research papers. When sensors can talk to the buoy controller, and the buoy controller can call home, real-time moorings can provide useful data for short-term regional storm forecasting. Such was the case with...
Q&A: Sudden Increase in Salinity
November 2018 Newsletter The figure above originated from an SBE 37-SMP MicroCAT moored CTD deployed in shallow seawater. On day 38, the salinity data appears to jump from a near-zero value, steadily increasing until around day 43, where it stayed around 30psu. Nearby...
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Press Release: SBS Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement with TERAMARA in Canada
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sea-Bird Scientific Announces New Distribution Agreement with TERAMARA (formerly DASCO Equipment Inc.) Bellevue, WA – August 1st, 2024 – Sea-Bird Scientific, a leading provider of oceanographic and environmental monitoring...
Scripps Technical Forum: Diving Into Innovative Oceanography with Sea-Bird Scientific’s Fathom Software
We hope to see you at our upcoming Scripps Technical Forum We invite members of the Scripps community to join us for an in-person Technical Forum and visit at the Scripps campus on October 16 + 17 in La Jolla, San Diego, CA, to showcase the latest in software...
Ocean Optics 2024
We hope to see you at Ocean Optics Conference XXVI 2024 Please join us for our exhibition at the Ocean Optics Conference XXVI in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain, from October 6-11, 2024. Overview The Ocean Optics Conference attracts a diverse audience of active...
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