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Note: Some application notes are archived versions of older material and may contain information about outdated or obsolete equipment.

Calibration​
Sea-Bird Model Number List
App Note Title Topic Sensor Type
AN02D-Instructions for Care and Cleaning of Conductivity Cells Care and maintenance Conductivity
AN06-Determination of Sound Velocity from CTD Data Background information CTD
AN11General: PAR Light Sensors Calibration Optics
AN11Chelsea-Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Chelsea PAR Light Sensor with Built-In Log Amplifier Calibration Optics
AN11LICOR-Calculating Calibration Coefficients for LICOR SA PAR Light Sensor without Built-In Log Amplifier Calibration Optics
AN11PAR-PAR Light Sensors Calibration Optics
AN11QSP-L-Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Biospherical Instruments PAR Light Sensor with Built-In Log Amplifier Calibration Optics
AN11QSP-PD-Calculating Calibration Coefficients for Biospherical PAR Light Sensor without Built-In Log Amplifier Calibration Optics
AN11S-Using Biospherical Surface PAR Light Sensor with SBE 11plus Deck Unit Configuration and use Optics
AN12-1: Pressure Port Oil Refill Procedure and Nylon Capillary Fitting Replacement Care of Instrument / Maintenance Pressure
AN15-TC Duct Assembly and Plumbing Installation Configuration and use CTD
AN18-1-SBE 18, 27, and 30, and AMT pH Sensor Calibration (PHFIT Version 2.1) Calibration pH
AN18-2-SBE 18, 22, 27, and 30 pH Sensor Storage, Maintenance, and Calibration Calibration pH
AN27: Strain Gauge Pressure Sensor Error Sources - older instruments with Paine pressure sensors Technical Background Information Pressure
AN31-Calculating T & C Slope & Offset Correction Coefficients from Lab Calibration & Salinity Bottle Samples Calibration CTD
AN34-Instructions for Use of Conductivity Cell Filling and Storage Device PN 50087 and 50087.1 Care and maintenance Conductivity
AN35-Use of SBE 911plus CTD with General Oceanics Rosette Configuration and use Water sampler
AN38-Fundamentals of the TC Duct and Pump-Controlled Flow Used on Sea-Bird CTDs Background information CTD
AN40-SBE 5T and 5P Pump Speed Adjustment Configuration and use Pump
AN45-Guide to SBE 32 Carousel Configuration Selections Configuration and use Water sampler
AN56-RS485 Interfacing Configuration and use N/A
AN47: Using Biospherical Surface PAR Light Sensor with SBE 33 or SBE 36 Deck Unit Instrument Configuration and Use Optics
AN52: AC Powered Opto-Isolated RS-485 to RS-232 Junction Box P/N 80491 Instructions for Application and Use Instrument Configuration and Use N/A
AN57-Connector Care and Cable Installation Care and Maintenance N/A
AN59, Load-Bearing Cable App Note
AN61: Calculating Calibration Coefficients for the Chelsea Minitracka Fluorometer Calibration Optics
AN62-Calculating Calibration Coefficients for ECO Sensors Calibration Optics
AN64-SBE 43 DO Sensor Background Information, Deployment Recommendations, and Cleaning and Storage Care and maintenance Optics
AN64.1-SBE 43 DO Sensor Plumbing Installation with Pump on a CTD Configuration and use Dissolved Oxygen
AN64.2-SBE 43 DO Sensor Calibration and Data Corrections Calibration Dissolved Oxygen
AN64.3-SBE 43 DO Sensor Hysteresis Corrections Configuration and use Dissolved Oxygen
AN69-Conversion of Pressure to Depth Background information Pressure
AN71-Desiccant Use and Regeneration (drying) Care and maintenance N/A
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 Optics
AN73-Using Instruments with Pressure Sensors at Elevations Above Sea Level Configuration and use Pressure
AN75-Maintenance of SBE 5T, 5P, and 5M Pumps Configuration and use Pump
AN80-IMM-to-IMM Communications Configuration and use Inductive Modem
AN82-Guide to Specifying a CTD: Understanding Impacts on Accuracy Background information CTD
AN83-Deployment of Moored Instruments Background information CTD
AN84-Using Instruments with Druck Pressure Sensors in Muddy or Biologically Productive Environments Configuration and use Pressure
AN85-Handling of Ferrite Core on Instruments with Inductive Modem Telemetry Care and maintenance N/A
AN87-Calculating Calibration Coefficients for ECO bb Calibration Optics
AN88-Frame Coating Repair for the SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler Care and maintenance Water sampler
AN91-Calculating Calibration Coefficients for C-Star Transmissometer Calibration Optics
AN92-Real-Time Oceanography with Inductive Moorings and Inductive Modem Module Background information Inductive Modem
AN93-CTD Basics Background information CTD
AN94-Wide-Range Conductivity Calibration Calibration Conductivity
AN95-Setting up Altimeter with Sea-Bird Profiling CTD Configuration and use Altimeter
AN96-Using Sea-Bird Scientific PAR Light Sensors Configuration and use Optics
AN97-Best Practices for Shipping and Deploying Profile Floats with SBE41/41CP Care and maintenance Conductivity
AN98-Consideration for CTD Spatial and Temporal Resolutions on Moving Platforms Background information CTD
AN99-Calculating pH from ISFET pH Sensors Background information pH
AN106 Functional check and cleaning of transmissometer windows Care of Instrument / Maintenance Optics
AN108-ECO Triplet-w Battery Life Calculator (.xls) Background information Optics
AN110-Repairing Scratched Anodization Care and maintenance N/A
AN114-ECO Centroid Angles for Backscatter Measurements Background information Optics
AN118 Nutrient Units Primer Technical Background Information Nutrient
AN119-CDOM Interference on Nitrate Measurements Background information Nutrients
AN-Enabling Inductive Modem Communication for the SeaFET V2 and SeapHOx V2 pH Sensors Configuration and use pH