The Miller Freeman maintains a suite of sensors which measure or compute many different variables. Additional sensors are added as specified by the project. The four main types of data are:
The following is a list of sensors currently integrated into the SCS:
| Navigation | |
|---|---|
| Trimble GPS | Precise Positioning GPS (P-Code) |
| TSS POS-MV INS/GPS | Inertial Navigation System with DGPS corrections. Provides position, heading, speed over ground (SOG), heave, pitch, and roll |
| Leica MX412 GPS | GPS Receiver |
| Northstar 941X | GPS Receiver |
| Ametek MRQ-4015D Doppler Speed Log | Speed over ground |
| Sperry MK37 Gyro Compass | Ship's Gyro Compass Heading |
| Simrad EQ-50 and EK-500 | Depth Recorder |
| Meteorological Data |
|
| Barometer | Digital barometric pressure |
| RM Young Met Translator 1 | |
| Wind Speed (Bridge) | |
| Wind Direction (Bridge) | |
| Relative Humidity / Air Temp | |
| Air Temperature | |
| Relative Humidity | |
| Relative Wind Speed / Direction | |
| True Wind Speed / Direction | Calculated from relative wind and ship's heading. |
| Oceanographic Data | |
| Seabird Thermo-salinograph (TSG) | Hull mounted thermosalinograph (sea surface temperature, conductivity, salinity) |
| Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) | Seabird Model 911+ system provides profiles of conductivity and temperature versus depth from the surface to 6,800 meters. The system is equipped with a Niskin bottle tripping mechanism which allows for the collection of discrete water samples at various depths. |
| Winch Data | |
| Markey Winch | Oceanographic winch readout (wire out, rate, tension), primarily used for CTD casts. |
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Updated: August 28, 2008