Turbidity sensor on Tour Eiffel

PI: PM. Sarradin, Ifremer, France
Parameters
  • NTU reference
  • Turbidity (NTU)
Location

Regional node

Emso-Azores

Site

Lucky Strike, Tour Eiffel

Node

SeaMoN East

Coordinates

37.289 °N   and  32.275 °W

Depth

1695 m

Comment from PI: The sensor is installed horizontally at the top of the SeaMoN East frame at 1.5 m height from seabed. The sensor is not calibrated as the sizes of the natural particles are not known.

Sensor metadata

Type: Turbidity sensor

2016-17

2015-16

2014-15

2013-14

2012-13

Model

ECO-BBRTD

ECO-BBRTD

ECO-BBRTD

ECO-BBRTD

ECO-BBRTD

Provider

WET labs, Inc.

WET labs, Inc.

WET labs, Inc.

WET labs, Inc.

WET labs, Inc.

Serial number

215R

215R

215R

215R

215R

Operating parameters

Calibration

no

no

no

no

no

Sampling period

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

Anti-fouling device

no

no

no

no

no

Data management

Full

Real time data transmission

Full

Data storage in the Communication and storage unit

no

Data storage in the instrument