SMRU Ltd CTD/Fluorometer Satellite Relay Data Logger
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| definition | A package comprising a Valeport CTD sensor head plus a customised Turner Cyclops-7 fluorometer combined with an RF unit and antenna suitable for transmission of data via the Argos satellite system. The unit contains an internal battery and a microprocessor that logs data and schedules the transfer of data. The package is designed for attachment to marine mammals and has an operational depth range of down to 2000 m. CTD accuracy is 0.005 C (temperature), 0.01 mS/cm (conductivity) and 2 dBar (pressure). It is built and calibrated at Valeport Ltd, while SMRU Ltd, the commercial arm of the Sea Mammal Research Unit of the University of St Andrews, is responsible for its distribution, and for streaming and processing the data. More information is available at http://www.smru.st-and.ac.uk/Instrumentation/FluorometryTag/. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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