Underway Data Sensors

Voyage : 2002/03 V7     - Link to additional Voyage details
Vessel : Polar Bird
Duration : 22-Feb-2003 to 14-Mar-2003 UTC
Spatial Bounds :
42° 52.9' S
108° 47.8' E 147° 30.1' E
66° 12.4' S
Voyage Leader : Martin Betts

Underway Data Sensor Information

SensorDetails
Instrument Anemometer Serial No : Polarbird RM Young annemometer 99/00 >
Location : Mast
Accuracy : Wind Speed +/- ??? m/s Wind Direction +/- 3 degrees
Resolution : Wind Speed - 0.1m/s Wind Direction - 0.1 degrees
Output : Wind Speed is AC frequency where 1 knot=0.1904Hz Wind Direction is resistance where 10kohms = 355 degrees Usually interfaced to system via RM Young 05603 interface which provides 0-5V ouputs.
Notes : Range 0 to 60m/s Threshold sensitivity 1.0 m/s
Instrument Barometer Serial No : PTB220_V3730001 PB
Location : Instrumentation box
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Instrument Datataker Serial No : DT600_31563 # 36448 (PCMCIA)
Location : Instrumentation box
Accuracy : Analog input accuracy 0.15% of full scale
Resolution : 15 bits plus sign, 1uV
Output : ASCII Serial Data RS232 at 4800 baud (N,8,1)
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Instrument GPS Serial No : GPS112_KD82445_PB
Location : Mast
Accuracy : Position 2D RMS (PDOP <3), 100m with SA
Resolution :
Output : NMEA RS232 data @ 4800 baud (n,8,1)
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Instrument Humidity Serial No : HMP233_X0520019 PB
Location : Port
Accuracy :
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Output : ASCII Serial Data RS232 at 4800 baud (E,7,2)
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Instrument Humidity Serial No : HMP233_X0520018 PB
Location : Stbd
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Output : ASCII Serial Data RS232 at 4800 baud (E,7,2)
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Instrument Radiation - Solar Serial No : EP08_8410
Location : Port
Accuracy : +/-3%
Resolution : analogue output - limited by measuring equipment
Output : typically 5 to 7 uV/W.m^-2
Notes : Viewing angle 2 pi sr irradiance 0 - 1400 W.m^-2 response time < 40s @99%, <24s @95%, <9s @63% non-stability <+/-1.5%/year non linearity <+/-1% at 500W/m2 tilt response < +/-2% at 1000 W/m2 operating temperature -20 to +60C temperature response <2% deviation for 50K interval cosine error <+/-5% of ideal
Instrument Radiation - Solar Serial No : EP08_8411
Location : Stbd
Accuracy : +/-3%
Resolution : analogue output - limited by measuring equipment
Output : typically 5 to 7 uV/W.m^-2
Notes : Viewing angle 2 pi sr irradiance 0 - 1400 W.m^-2 response time < 40s @99%, <24s @95%, <9s @63% non-stability <+/-1.5%/year non linearity <+/-1% at 500W/m2 tilt response < +/-2% at 1000 W/m2 operating temperature -20 to +60C temperature response <2% deviation for 50K interval cosine error <+/-5% of ideal
IT Terminal Server Serial No : ETS-8P_00-80-A3-17-24-F6_PB
Location : Instrumentation box
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Output : TCP\IP, RS232C serial
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