Application Note Index -- Numerical OrderApplication Note Index -- Numerical Order
Application Notes contain valuable information about how to use our instruments and software, including information on topics such as coefficient calculations, calibration procedures, instrument adjustments, configuration assistance, and instrument care and maintenance. Application Notes are listed two ways:
For each Application Note:
| Note # | Title and Revision Date | Link | Applies to |
| 2D | Instructions for Care and Cleaning of Conductivity Cells (10/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 4, 9plus, 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 21, 25, 26, 26plus, 37 (IM, IMP, SM, SMP, SI, SIP), 45, 49, 52-MP, 53 |
| 6 | Determination of Sound Velocity from CTD Data (08/04) | htm or pdf | SBE 4, 9plus, 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 21, 25, 26, 26plus, 37 (IM, IMP, SM, SMP, SI, SIP), 45, 49, 52-MP, 53 |
| 7 | Calculation of Calibration Coefficients for Transmissometers (03/04) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 8 | Sea-Bird Universal Opto-isolated Junction Box (03/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 16, 19, 20, 21, 26 |
| 9 | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Sea Tech Fluorometer and WETLabs Flash Lamp Fluorometer (FLF) (08/01) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 10 | Compressibility Compensation of Sea-Bird Conductivity Sensors (07/05) | htm or pdf | SBE 4, 9plus, 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 21, 25, 26, 26plus, 37 (IM, IMP, SM, SMP, SI, SIP), 45, 49, 52-MP, 53 |
| 11 General | PAR Light Sensors (06/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 11 Chelsea | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Chelsea PAR Light Sensor with Built-In Log Amplifier (06/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 11 Licor | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Licor Underwater Type SA PAR Light Sensor without Built-In Log Amplifier (06/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 11 QSP-L | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Biospherical PAR Sensor with Built-In Log Amplifier (06/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 11 QSP-PD | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Biospherical PAR Sensor without Built-In Log Amplifier (06/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 11 S | Using Biospherical Surface PAR Light Sensor with SBE 11plus Deck Unit (03/06) | htm or pdf | Biospherical PAR with SBE 911plus |
| 12-1 | Pressure Port Oil Refill Procedure and Nylon Capillary Fitting Replacement (01/04) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 16, 19, 25, 29 |
| 13-1 | SBE 13, 23, & 30 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Calibration (OXFIT version 2.1) (09/02) | htm or pdf | SBE 13B, 13Y, 23B, 23Y, 30 |
| 13-2 | Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Disassembly & Reassembly Instructions (06/94) | htm or pdf | SBE 13B, 23B |
| 13-3 | SBE Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Calibration Note (new value for the Pcor coefficient) (03/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 13B, 23B |
| 13-4 | SBE 13, 23, & 30 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Life Expectancy (03/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 13B, 23B, 30 |
| 13-5 | Modifying the SBE 13 Oxygen Sensor for 5 Volt Output (08/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 13 |
| 14 | 1978 Practical Salinity Scale (01/89) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 21, 25, 26, 26plus, 37 (IM, IMP, SM, SMP, SI, SIP), 45, 49, 52-MP, 53 |
| 15 | TC Duct Assembly & Plumbing Installation (09/03) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 25 |
| 16 | Entering Calibration Coefficients for D&A Instruments OBS-3 Optical Backscatter Sensor (08/01) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 17 | Instructions for Use of the SBE 14 Remote Depth Readout (06/03) | htm or pdf | SBE 14 |
| 18-1 | SBE 18, 27, and 30 and AMT pH Sensor Calibration (PHFIT version 2.0) (03/05) | htm or pdf | SBE 18, 27, 30, and AMT |
| 18-2 | SBE 18, 22, 27, and 30 pH Sensor Storage, Maintenance, and Calibration (08/05) | htm or pdf | SBE 18, 22, 27, and 30 |
| 18-3 | SBE 18 pH Sensor Hook-up Instructions (07/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 18 |
| 18-4 | SBE 18 pH Sensor Calibration Equation Error (08/94) | htm or pdf | SBE 18 |
| 19 | SBE 27 or 30 Oxygen Reduction Potential ORP Sensor (06/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 27, 30 |
| 20 | Re-calibration of Paroscientific Digiquartz Pressure Sensors (06/89) | htm or pdf | SBE 12 |
| 21 | Instructions for Use of Ni-Cad Battery Packs (07/04) | htm or pdf | SBE 17plus, 19, 19plus, 25 |
| 22 | Pump Speed Adjustment Instructions (01/90) | htm or pdf | SBE 5 (old) |
| 27Druck | Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor Error Sources (07/05) -- current production instruments with Druck pressure sensors | htm or pdf | SBE 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19plus, 25, 26plus, 29, 37 (IM, IMP, SM, SMP, SI, SIP), 39, 39-IM, 49, 50, 52-MP |
| 27 | Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor Error Sources (08/01) -- older instruments with Paine pressure sensors | htm or pdf | SBE 16, 19, 25, 29, 37 (IM, SM, SI), 39 |
| 29 | Configuring the SBE 19 (not 19plus) SEACAT Profiler with Options and Auxiliary Sensors (03/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 19 |
| 30 | Fresh Water Conductivity Measurements using the SBE 19 (not 19plus) SEACAT Profiler (03/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 19 |
| 31 | Computing Temperature and Conductivity Slope and Offset Correction Coefficients from Laboratory Calibrations and Salinity Bottle Samples (06/06) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 32 | Dissolved Oxygen Sensors Using the YSI 5739 Oxygen Probe (05/97) | htm or pdf | SBE 13Y, 23Y |
| 33 | Using the DC Opto Isolated Junction Box (03/01) | htm or pdf | PN 91118 |
| 34 | Instructions for Use of Conductivity Cell Filling and Storage Device PN 50087 and 50087.1 (01/05) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 25, 49 |
| 35 | Use of SBE 911plus with General Oceanics 1015 Rosette® (02/92) | htm or pdf | SBE 911plus |
| 36a | Installation of P/N 50094 Conductivity Cell Tubing Connector Kit (04/98) | htm or pdf | SBE 4C, 9plus, 25 |
| 38 | TC Duct Fundamentals (12/92) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 25 |
| 39 | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Chelsea Aquatracka Fluorometer (06/06) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 40 | SBE 5T Pump Speed Adjustment Instructions (05/05) | htm or pdf | SBE 5T |
| 41 | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the WET Labs WETStar Fluorometer (03/03) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 42 | ITS-90 Temperature Scale (08/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 3plus, 3F, 3S, 9plus, 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 25, 26, 26plus, 35, 35RT, 37 (IM, IMP, SM, SMP, SI, SIP), 38, 39, 39-IM, 45, 49, 52-MP, 53 |
| 43 | Universal Ni-Cad Battery Charger Operating Instructions (01/95) | htm or pdf | SBE 17plus, 19, 19plus, 25 |
| 45 | Guide to SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler Configuration Options (08/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 32 |
| 46 | DC Opto-Isolated RS-485 to RS-232 Junction Box P/N 90238 Instructions for Application and Use (03/01) | htm or pdf | P/N 90238 |
| 47 | Using Biospherical Surface PAR Light Sensor with SBE 33 or SBE 36 Deck Unit (06/05) | htm or pdf | Biospherical PAR with SBE 33 or 36 |
| 48 | Entering Calibration Coefficients for the Seapoint Turbidity Meter (06/06) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 51 | Using a TC Duct on Pumped SBE 19 (not 19plus) SEACATs (03/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 19 |
| 52 | AC Powered Opto-Isolated RS-485 to RS-232 Junction Box P/N 80491 Instructions for Application and Use (09/98) | htm or pdf | P/N 80491 |
| 53 | Instructions and use of Bay Model Sensors (01/99) | htm or pdf | Bay Model Thermosalinograph |
| 54 | Entering Calibration Coefficients for the Seapoint Fluorometer (08/01) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 55 | GPIB Interface Board FAQs (10/04) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 56 | Interfacing to RS-485 Sensors (09/03) | htm or pdf | SBE 16, 16plus, 37 (SI, SIP, SM, SMP), 38 |
| 57 | I/O Connector Care and Installation (05/03) | htm or pdf | All Instruments |
| 58 | Sea-Bird DOS-Based Terminal Programs and Microsoft Windows 95/98 (05/04) | htm or pdf | All Instruments |
| 59 | A Load-Bearing Underwater Cable for Hand-Hauled, Real-Time Profiling (09/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 19, 19plus, 25 |
| 60 | Year 2000 Compatibility for Sea-Bird Instruments and Software (01/01) | htm or pdf | All Instruments |
| 61 | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Chelsea Minitracka Fluorometer (02/01) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 62 | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the WET Labs ECO-AFL or ECO-FL Fluorometer (12/06) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 63 | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Turner SCUFA (I, II, or III) Fluorometer/OBS (10/02) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 64 | SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor (02/07) | htm or pdf | SBE 43 |
| 64-1 | Plumbing Installation -- SBE 43 DO Sensor and Pump on a CTD (09/03) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 19, 19plus, 25, 43 |
| 64-2 | SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Calibration using Winkler Titrations (08/05) | htm or pdf | SBE 43 |
| 65 | Interfacing Pro-Oceanus Gas Tension Device (GTD) to SBE 16plus SEACAT -- Information incorporated in SBE 16plus manual (RS-232 or RS-485 version) | --- | --- |
| 66 | Routine Maintenance for the SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler (06/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 32 |
| 67 | Editing Sea-Bird .hex Data Files (10/01) | htm or pdf | SBE 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 21, 25, 45, 49 |
| 68 | Using USB Ports to Communicate with Sea-Bird Instruments (11/06) | htm or pdf | All RS-232 Instruments |
| 69 | Conversion of Pressure to Depth (07/02) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 16, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19, 19plus, 25, 26, 26plus, 29, 37 (IM, IMP, SM, SMP, SI, SIP), 39, 39-IM, 49, 50, 52-MP, 53 |
| 70 | Installing Anti-Foulant Device Mount Kit on SBE 4, 16, 19, and 21 Conductivity Cells (10/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 4 (moored), 16, 19 (moored mode), 21; and 26, 26plus, or 53 with optional SBE 4 conductivity sensor |
| 71 | Desiccant Use and Regeneration (drying) (07/05) | htm or pdf | Most Instruments |
| 72 | Setting up WET Labs ECO-FL Fluorometer with Bio-Wiper™ (05/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 73 | Using Instruments with Pressure Sensors at Elevations Above Sea Level (07/05) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus, 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19plus, 25, 26plus, 29, 37 (SI, SIP, SM, SMP, IM, IMP), 39, 39-IM, 49, 50, 52-MP, 53 |
| 74 | Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Turner Cyclops-7 Fluorometer (02/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 75 | Maintenance of SBE 5T and 5M Pumps (08/04) | htm or pdf | SBE 5M, 5T |
| 76 | pH or pH/ORP Sensors and Moored Applications (08/04) | htm or pdf | SBE 18, 27 |
| 77 | Entering Calibration Coefficients for the Seapoint Ultraviolet Fluorometer (05/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 78 | Inductive Modem Module (IMM) Quick Start Instructions (09/05) | htm or pdf | IMM |
| 79 | Configuring Inductive Modem Module (IMM) for Logic Level Serial (LLS) (09/05) | htm or pdf | IMM |
| 80 | Inductive Modem (IM) Communication between Two Inductive Modem Modules (IMMs) (09/05) | htm or pdf | IMM |
| 81 | Entering Calibration Coefficients for D & A Instruments OBS-3+ Optical Backscatter Sensor (10/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 82 | Guide to Specifying a CTD (10/05) | htm or pdf | --- |
| 83 | Deployment of Moored Instruments (04/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19plus, 26plus, 37 (SI, SIP, SM, SMP, IM, IMP), 39, 39-IM, 53 |
| 84 | Using Instruments with Druck Pressure Sensors in Muddy or Biologically Productive Environments (07/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 16plus, 16plus-IM, 19plus, 37 (SI, SIP, SM, SMP, IM, IMP), 39, 39-IM, 49, 50, 52-MP |
| 85 | Handling of Ferrite Core on Instruments with Inductive Modem Telemetry (12/06) | htm or pdf | SBE 16plus-IM, 37-IM, 37-IMP, 39-IM, 44, ICC |
| 86 | Change to SBE 9plus CTD Bottom Contact Switch Connector (JB6) (2/07) | htm or pdf | SBE 9plus |
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