Science & Technology Behind the Measurements

The list below contains links to Sea-Bird Technical Papers and useful references on instrument characteristics and methods.

Application Notes contain valuable information about how to use our instruments and software. Application Notes include information on topics such as coefficient calculations, calibration procedures, instrument adjustments, configuration assistance, and instrument care and maintenance.

Newsletters contain press releases and Sea-Bird's scientific advances in oceanographic instruments and measurement.

Complete text of papers written by Sea-Bird to explain the engineering and science behind a specific Sea-Bird instrument or measurement methodology:

Conductivity Sensors for Moored and Autonomous Operation 
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (Revised 02/03)

Measurement Accuracy at Triple Point of Water and Gallium Melt Point Supports a Total Measurement Uncertainty of 0.0006 degrees C 
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (09/01)

Real-Time Oceanography with Inductive Moorings
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (Revised 09/06)

Determination of Sound Velocity from CTD Data (Application Note 6)
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (Revised 08/04)

TC Duct Fundamentals (Application Note 38)
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (Revised 12/92)

Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor Error Sources:
Application Note 27Druck Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (Revised 07/05) -- current production instruments with Druck pressure sensors
Application Note 27 Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (Revised 08/01) -- older instruments with Paine pressure sensors

References to published papers written about Sea-Bird's instruments and methods.

Complete text:

A Year of Oxygen Measurements from ARGO Floats
    Nordeen Larson,
    Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
    From Poster Presentation, 1st ARGO Science Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 12 - 14 November 2003.

Development of an Optimized Dissolved Oxygen Sensor for Oceanographic Profiling
    Jim Carlson,
    Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
    International Ocean Systems, Volume 6, Number 5, September/October 2002

Temperature Measurements in Flowing Water: Viscous Heating of Sensor Tips
    Nordeen Larson and Arthur Pederson,
    Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
    1st IGHEM Meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 1996

Advances in Drifting Buoy Technology
    Sean C. Kennan, Pearn P. Niiler, and Andrew Sybrandy,
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA. USA
    Int. WOCE Newsletter, #30, March 1998,  7-10.

In-situ Temperature Calibration: A Remark on Instruments and Methods
    G. Budeus and W. Schneider,
    Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
    Int. WOCE Newsletter, #30, March 1998, 16-18.

Comparative Thermodynamic Efficiency Measurements Using PT-100 Sensors and Seabird 38
    E. Bokko, Norconsult AS and H. Hullaas, SWECO Groner AS
    For International Group for Hydroelectric Efficiency Measurement (IGHEM) 2004 Conference

Thermodynamic Method: Comparison of Sea-Bird and Pt 100 Temperature Probes
    E. Paquet,
    E.D.F. Division Technique Générale, France
    For International Group for Hydroelectric Efficiency Measurement (IGHEM)
    1998 Conference, in conjunction with HydroVision '98, Reno, Nevada USA,
    July 28-31 1998,p217-227

References to technical literature about oceanographic instrumentation and methods.

References to scientific literature of oceanographic research using Sea-Bird's instruments.

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