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Summary
MIDAS Sound Velocity Profiler is used for measuring the speed along a vertical transect through the water column up to 6000m water depth. Two identical Valeport MIDAS probes exist on RV Polarstern, the second probe with serial number SN34079 serving as backup for SN41492.
Manufacturer |
Valeport |
Model |
MIDAS |
Serial No. |
41492 |
Type |
sound velocity sensor |
SENSOR-Link |
↪ |
Transducer Frequency
Name
|
Institution
|
Role
|
Boris Dorschel |
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research |
Data Scientist |
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research |
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research |
Owner |
Simon Dreutter |
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research |
Data Scientist |
Components
Name
|
Model
|
Serial Number
|
SENSOR- Link
|
Sound Velocity Probe Valeport MIDAS |
MIDAS |
34079 |
↪ |
Sound velocity probe Valeport MIDAS |
MIDAS |
41492 |
↪ |
Position
Info | no xyz-position given, device stored in E525 and deployed when needed |
Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameters
Parameter
|
Sensor Output Type
|
Unit
|
sound velocity |
sound velocity |
m/s |
water temperature |
water temperature |
°C |
pressure |
pressure |
bar |
Rawdata storage on board
Data archiving on land
Documentation