Scientific Equipment

Seabird Electronics SBE32 Carousel Water Sampler and SBE19plus CTD

The SBE32 carousel water sampler is capable of collecting up to six discrete, three liter water samples at a depth up to 100 meters from the U-frame of the Questuary. Sample bottles can be fired remotely and water column profile data collected in situ using the attached SBE19. The pumped CTD is outfitted with the following sensors:

• Conductivity Sensor (SBE 19 S/N 2662)
• Temperature (SBE 19 S/N 2662)
• Pressure (SBE 19 S/N 2662)
• LI-193 Underwater Spherical Quantum Sensor (Li-Cor Spherical Sensor S/N SPQA 2249)
• WETStar Fluorometer (WetStar Chloprophyll S/N Ws3S-410P)
• D&A Instruments Optical Backscatter (Model OBS-3, S/N 937)

This instrument requires a qualified RTC Marine Technician to operate and is available for a rate of $200/day. Information on the SBE19plus CTD can be found on the SeaBird web site.

SEB19 CTD

The SBE19 is a non-pumped CTD capable of measuring and recording conductivity, temperature and depth only. It can be used by University faculty, students and staff at no charge.

If deployed on the Questuary, this instrument requires a qualified RTC Marine Technician to operate and is available for a rate of $100/day.

RDI Workhorse Monitor ADCP

The RDI Workhorse Monitor ADCP is a direct reading acoustic doppler current profiler that is bottom mounted to a boom on the port side of the Questuary. It's 600 Khz signal has a maximum depth measurement of 200 meters. The vessel has software for measuring current direction and velocity and total current flow across a transect area.

This instrument requires a qualified RTC Marine Technician to operate and is available for a rate of $200/day. More information on the ADCP can be found on the RDI web site.

Other Sampling Equipment

• Ponar Grab
• Otter trawl
• Box trawl
• Piston core
• Plankton nets (various mesh and diameter)