Seabird

Application Notes

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.

Note: Some application notes are archived versions of older material and may contain information about outdated or obsolete equipment.

Sea-Bird Model Number List
Document Number App Note Title Topic Revision Date Sensor Type
07 AN07: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Sea Tech and Chelsea (Alphatracka) Transmissometers Calibration May 7, 2011 Optics
08 AN08: Sea-Bird Universal Opto-isolated Junction Box Instrument Configuration and Use March 7, 2008 N/A
09 AN09: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Sea Tech Fluorometer & WET Labs Flash Lamp Fluorometer (FLF) Calibration September 1, 2008 Optics
10 AN10: Compressibility Compensation of Sea-Bird Conductivity Sensors Technical Background Information May 7, 2013 Conductivity
11General AN11General: PAR Light Sensors Calibration July 26, 2017 Optics
12-1 AN12-1: Pressure Port Oil Refill Procedure and Nylon Capillary Fitting Replacement Care of Instrument / Maintenance September 12, 2008 Pressure
14 AN14: 1978 Practical Salinity Scale Technical Background Information January 12, 1989 CTD
16 AN16: Entering Calibration Coefficients for D&A Instruments (Campbell Scientific) OBS-3 Optical Backscatter Sensor Calibration September 18, 2014 Optics
17 AN17: Instructions for Use of the SBE 14 Remote Depth Readout Instrument Configuration and Use October 1, 2012 N/A
18-3 AN18-3: SBE 18 pH Sensor Hookup Instructions Instrument Configuration and Use July 12, 2001 pH
19 AN19: SBE 27 or 30 Oxygen Reduction Potential ORP Sensor Calibration February 13, 2010 ORP
20 AN20: Re-calibration of Paroscientific Digiquartz Pressure Sensors Calibration June 13, 1989 Pressure
21 AN21: Instructions for Use of Nickel-Cadmium Battery Packs Instrument Configuration and Use February 13, 2010 CTD
22 AN22: Pump Speed Adjustment Instructions Instrument Configuration and Use March 13, 1991 Pump
27 AN27: Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor Error Sources - older instruments with Paine pressure sensors Technical Background Information February 13, 2010 Pressure
30 AN30: Fresh Water Conductivity Measurements using the SBE 19 (not 19plus) SeaCAT Profiler Instrument Configuration and Use March 25, 2001 CTD
33 AN33: Using the DC Opto Isolated Junction Box [PN 91118] Instrument Configuration and Use March 3, 2001 N/A
39 AN39: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Chelsea Aquatracka Fluorometer Calibration February 24, 2010 Optics
41 AN41: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for WETStar Fluorometer Calibration May 13, 2011 Optics
42 AN42: ITS-90 Temperature Scale Technical Background Information May 18, 2016 Temperature
43 AN43: Universal Ni-Cad Battery Charger Operating Instructions Instrument Configuration and Use January 13, 1995 CTD
46 AN46: DC Opto-Isolated RS-485 to RS-232 Junction Box P/N 90238 Instructions for Application and Use Instrument Configuration and Use March 13, 2001 N/A
47 AN47: Using Biospherical Surface PAR Light Sensor with SBE 33 or SBE 36 Deck Unit Instrument Configuration and Use July 26, 2017 Optics
48 AN48: Entering Calibration Coefficients for the Seapoint Turbidity Meter Calibration December 9, 2013 Optics
51 AN51: Using a TC Duct on Pumped SBE 19 (NOT 19plus) SeaCATs Instrument Configuration and Use March 17, 2001 CTD
52 AN52: AC Powered Opto-Isolated RS-485 to RS-232 Junction Box P/N 80491 Instructions for Application and Use Instrument Configuration and Use February 9, 2010 N/A
53 AN53: Instructions and use of Bay Model Sensors Instrument Configuration and Use January 13, 1999 N/A
54 AN54: Entering Calibration Coefficients for the Seapoint Fluorometer Calibration February 13, 2010 Optics
57 AN57: Connector Care and Cable Installation Care of Instrument / Maintenance May 13, 2014 N/A
59 AN59: A Load-Bearing Underwater Cable for Hand-Hauled, Real-Time Profiling Instrument Configuration and Use October 11, 2012 N/A
60 AN60: Year 2000 Compatibility for Sea-Bird Instruments and Software Technical Background Information September 16, 2014 N/A
61 AN61: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Chelsea Minitracka Fluorometer Calibration February 2, 2010 Optics
63 AN63: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Turner SCUFA (I, II, or III) Fluorometer/OBS Calibration February 2, 2010 Optics
66 AN66: Routine Maintenance for the SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler Care of Instrument / Maintenance April 16, 2013 Water Sampler
67 AN67: Editing Sea-Bird .hex Data Files Technical Background Information October 15, 2001 N/A
70 AN70: Installing Anti-Foulant Device Mount Kit on SBE 4, 16, 19, and 21 Conductivity Cells Care of Instrument / Maintenance May 19, 2008 Conductivity
72-V2 AN72-V2: Setting Up WET Labs ECO Sensor with Bio-Wiper™ for integration with SeaCATplus V2 CTDs (SBE 16plus V2, 16plus-IM V2, 19plus V2) Instrument Configuration and Use April 15, 2014 Optics
74 AN74: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Turner Cyclops-7 Fluorometer or Turbidity Sensor Calibration August 8, 2010 Optics
76 AN76: pH or pH/ORP Sensors and Moored Applications Instrument Configuration and Use March 5, 2008 pH
77 AN77: Entering Calibration Coefficients for the Seapoint Ultraviolet Fluorometer Calibration August 8, 2010 Optics
78 AN78: Inductive Modem Module (IMM) Quick Start Instructions Instrument Configuration and Use September 25, 2005 Inductive Modem
79 AN79: Configuring Inductive Modem Module (IMM) for Logic Level Serial (LLS) Instrument Configuration and Use September 9, 2005 Inductive Modem
81 AN81: Entering Calibration Coefficients for Campbell Scientific/D&A OBS-3+ Optical Backscatter Sensor Calibration October 15, 2010 Optics
86 AN86: Change to SBE 9plus CTD Bottom Contact Switch Connector (JB6) Instrument Configuration and Use February 14, 2007 CTD
89 AN89: Retrofit Battery Pack for SBE 37 MicroCAT and SBE 44 Underwater Inductive Modem Care of Instrument / Maintenance September 16, 2014 CTD
90 AN90: Absolute Salinity and TEOS-10: Sea-Bird's Implementation Technical Background Information September 3, 2013 CTD
AN101 AN101: Change to ALFA sampling bottle caps June 29, 2017 Optics
AN104 AN104 Disable BLIS operation on WQM Technical Background Information June 29, 2017 Water Sampler
AN105 AN105 Laboratory Experiments on Crude Oil Detection using ECO Fluorometers Technical Background Information June 29, 2017 Optics
AN106 AN106 Functional check and cleaning of transmissometer windows Care of Instrument / Maintenance July 4, 2017 Optics
AN107 AN107 HydroCycle-PO4 and Cycle-PO4 Service Offerings Care of Instrument / Maintenance July 4, 2017 Nutrient
AN109 AN109 Notice of Clarification of ECO bb angle nomenclature Technical Background Information July 4, 2017 Optics
AN111 AN111 Change to Pin Out from Cycle-PO4 to HydroCycle-PO4 Care of Instrument / Maintenance July 4, 2017 Optical
AN112 AN112 HydroCycle-PO4 and Cycle PO4 Reagent/Filter Compatibility Instrument Configuration and Use July 4, 2017 Optical
AN113 AN113 Thetis Anchor Rigging and Deployment Instructions Instrument Configuration and Use July 4, 2017 AUV
AN115 AN115 WQM Testing and Troubleshooting Commands Instrument Configuration and Use July 4, 2017 Turbidity
AN116 AN116 Functional check and cleaning of transmissometer windows Care of Instrument / Maintenance June 29, 2017 Optics
AN117 AN117 Standard Stocked Detector Wavelengths Technical Background Information June 23, 2017 Radiometer
AN118 AN118 Nutrient Units Primer Technical Background Information June 23, 2017 Nutrient
AN120 AN120 Foreign Shipper’s Declaration of U.S. Goods Returned July 4, 2017 N/A
AN121 AN121 Information about acceptance angles for beam attenuation meters Calibration July 5, 2017 AUV
AN123 AN123 Thetis Overview Technical Background Information July 14, 2017 AUV
AN124 (171108-1) AN124: Early Rinse Command and more Aggressive Sensor cleaning with Bleach Care of Instrument / Maintenance December 8, 2017 Nutrient