Oceanographic Sensors & Systems

Cyprus Subsea Consulting and Services (CSCS) owns and maintains a number of oceanographic sensors. The sensors available for rent are from these various manufacturers:

Idronaut

Idronaut Ocean Seven 306 pH/Redox probe

Ocean Seven 306 pH/Redox probe

Idronaut product page

pH sensor

  • Type: blue glass membrane (100 MOhm @ 20°C)
  • Measurement range: 0 to +14 pH
  • Accuracy: 0.01 pH
  • Resolution: 0.001 pH
  • Drift: 0.05 pH/month
  • Response time: 3 s
  • Max pressure: 700 bar
  • Sensor body: titanium
  • Compensation: automatic thermal compensation

Redox sensor

  • Type: platinum electrode
  • Measurement range: −1,000 to +1,000 mV
  • Accuracy: 1 mV
  • Resolution: 0.1 mV
  • Max pressure: 700 bar
  • Response time: 3 s
  • Sensor body: titanium
  • Compensation: none

Ocean Sonics

Ocean Sonics icListen HF hydrophone

icListen HF Hydrophone

Ocean Sonics product page

Specifications

  • Frequency range: 10 Hz – 200 kHz
  • Low power, approximately 2 W
  • Supplies real-time waveform & processed data in tethered mode
  • Processed data in tab-separated spreadsheet .TXT format
  • Waveform data in WAV format, with metadata stored in file header
  • 128 GB of internal storage capacity
  • Event detection, up to 5 bandwidth configurable triggers
  • Monitors internal temperature & humidity
  • Indicates startup/shutdown through buzzer patterns
  • Seconds can be aligned to falling edge of PPS
  • Time of day can be synchronized through messages encoded in PPS
  • Ethernet interface
  • 3,500 meters depth rated
  • Size: 48 mm dia., 267 mm long (RB9 models are 317 mm long)
  • Compatible for pairing with Seaglider (1,000 m), SBE 19plus V2, or with stand-alone rechargeable battery pack (2,000 m)

Sea-Bird Electronics

Sea-Bird SBE 19plus V2 CTD

SBE 19plus V2 CTD

  • Conductivity, temperature, pressure & up to seven auxiliary sensors
  • User-programmable mode: profiling at 4 Hz, or moored sampling at user-programmable intervals
  • RS-232 interface, internal memory & internal alkaline batteries (can be powered externally)
  • Pump-controlled, T-C ducted flow to minimize salinity spiking
  • 7,000 meter depth rated
  • Next generation of the SeaCAT family, field-proven since 1987
Sea-Bird SBE 32 carousel water sampler with twelve bottles

SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler

  • 12 bottles of 5 liters capacity each
  • Integrated with 19plus V2 CTD
  • Autonomous (pre-programmed) or real-time data acquisition & water sampling – bottle firing in any order
  • 7,000 meter depth rated
Sea-Bird SBE 37 SIP CTD on its mounting bracket

SBE 37 SIP CTD

  • Moored conductivity, temperature & pressure measurements at user-programmable 6-second to 6-hour intervals
  • RS-232 interface & internal memory
  • Internal memory & external power
  • Pump runs for 1 second for each sample, providing improved conductivity response & bio-fouling protection

Simrad

Simrad EK80 echosounder transducer and its integration with a Seaglider

EK80 Ultracompact Echosounder

Kongsberg product page

WBT (KM Simrad)

  • Integrated for function with Seaglider M1 Ogive
  • Single beam electronics housed in 1,000 m-rated pressure vessel
  • Autonomous mode supported
  • Low power consumption, low displacement

Transducer (KM Simrad)

  • 333 kHz wideband (250–360 kHz sweep)
  • Single beam
  • Rated to 1,500 meters

Turner Designs

Turner Designs Cyclops-6K submersible sensor

Cyclops-6K Fluorescence & Backscatter Sensors

The newest version of the Cyclops Submersible Sensors enables fluorescence detection to ocean depths of 6,000 meters. Reinforced titanium housing and a specialized optical head ensure sensor integrity at extreme pressures. The LED excitation source allows for low power consumption and excellent signal stability enabling long-term deployments.

Turner Designs product page

Specifications

  • Available with the following optics: turbidity, chlorophyll, crude oil, refined fuel & CDOM/FDOM
  • 6,000 m depth rated
  • Easily integrates with CTDs, ROVs, AUVs
  • Low power consumption

Other sensors & platforms available upon request

CSCS offers the rental and purchase of many other sensors through our partner network.

Sensors available through our partners

  • Acoustic Doppler Current Meters & Profilers
  • Single & multi-beam echosounders
  • Camera & lighting systems
  • Diver & ROV accessories

Need a sensor for your project?

Tell us what you need and we’ll check availability with our partners.