The following is a list of the channel types supported at the time of writing this document. These type names are used by the channel command.
Type | Equation | Units | Manufacturer | Description |
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acc_00 | linear | g | RBR | Acceleration (in g's) |
alti00 | distancefromechotiming | m | RBR | Distance from echo timing |
bpr_08 | deri_bprpres | dbar | Paroscientific/RBR | BPR calculated pressure[2] |
bpr_09 | deri_bprtemp | °C | Paroscientific/RBR | BPR calculated temperature[2] |
cnt_00 | none | counts | RBR | Measurement count, useful for eg. regimes bins |
cond08 | corr_cond | μS/cm | RBR | Fresh water conductivity |
cond09 | corr_cond | mS/cm | RBR | Marine conductivity |
cond10 | corr_cond | mS/cm | RBR | Marine conductivity, Combined C.T cell |
doxy03 | linear | % | Oxyguard | Dissolved oxygen saturation |
doxy07 | linear | % | Aanderaa | Optode: dissolved oxygen saturation, serial |
doxy08 | corr_rinkoB | % | JFE Advantech | Rinko-III (B): dissolved oxygen saturation with temperature |
doxy09 | corr_rinkoBT | % | JFE Advantech/RBR | Rinko-III (B): dissolved oxygen saturation without temperature |
doxy10 | linear | μmol/L | Aanderaa | Optode: dissolved oxygen concenration, serial |
doxy13 | linear | % | RBR | Dissolved oxygen saturation, serial RBRsolo DO|rt |
doxy22 | deri_o2sat_garcia | % | RBR | Dissolved oxygen saturation derived from concentration via Gordon and Garcia |
doxy23 | corr_o2conc_garcia | μmol/L | RBR | Dissolved oxygen concentration compensated, serial RBRcoda ODO |
doxy25 | linear | % | Oxyguard | Dissolved oxygen (saturation) |
doxy27 | corr_o2conc_garcia | μmol/L | RBR | Dissolved oxygen concentration compensated, serial RBRcoda ODO|slow |
dpth01 | deri_depth | m | - | Derived depth |
echo01 | lin | ms | RBR | Echo timing |
eco_00 | lin | counts | WET Labs | Generic channel for WET Labs ECO Triplet/Puck sensors |
fluo00 | linear | μg/L | Seapoint | Fluorometry-Phycoerythrin |
fluo01 | linear | μg/L | Seapoint | Fluorometry-Chlorophyll |
fluo02 | linear | μg/L | Seapoint | Fluorometry-Rhodamine |
fluo03 | linear | μg/L | Seapoint | Fluorometry-UV/CDOM |
fluo04 | linear | μg/L | Seapoint | Fluorometry-Phycocyanin |
fluo10 | linear | μg/L | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Chlorophyll-a |
fluo11 | linear | ppb | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-CDOM |
fluo12 | linear | ppb | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Crude oil |
fluo13 | linear | cells/mL | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Cyanobacteria |
fluo14 | linear | ppb | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Optical brighteners |
fluo15 | linear | ppb | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Fluorescein |
fluo16 | linear | ppb | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Rhodamine |
fluo17 | linear | ppb | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Refined fuels |
fluo18 | linear | ppm | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-BTEX |
fluo19 | linear | cells/mL | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Phycocyanin |
fluo20 | linear | cells/mL | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-Phycoerythrin |
fluo21 | linear | V | Turner Designs | Fluorometry-custom |
fluo22 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Chlorophyll a (C3) |
fluo23 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | CDOM (C3) |
fluo24 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Crude oil (C3) |
fluo25 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Cyanobacteria (C3) |
fluo26 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Optical brighteners (C3) |
fluo27 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Fluorescein dye (C3) |
fluo28 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Rhodamine dye (C3) |
fluo29 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Refined fuels (C3) |
fluo30 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | BTEX (C3) |
fluo31 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Phycocyanin (C3) |
fluo32 | linear | RFUB | Turner Designs | Phycoerythrin (C3) |
fluo33 | linear | counts | WET Labs | Chlorophyll a (ECO Puck) |
fluo34 | linear | counts | WET Labs | CDOM (ECO Puck) |
fluo35 | linear | counts | WET Labs | Phycoerythrin (ECO Puck) |
fluo36 | linear | counts | WET Labs | Rhodamine (ECO Puck) |
fluo37 | linear | counts | Turner Designs | Fluorescence, minimum (Fo) |
fluo38 | linear | counts | Turner Designs | Fluorescence, maximum (Fm) |
fluo39 | linear | counts | Turner Designs | Fluorescence, variable (Fv) |
fluo40 | linear | percent | Turner Designs | Fluorescence, yield |
irr_00 | optic2 | μW/cm²/nm | Satlantic | Irradiance |
mag_00 | linear | μT | RBR | Magnetic field strength (in micro-Tesla's) |
meth00 | corr_metsmet | μmol/L | Franatech | METS methane concentration |
opt_07 | linear | ° | RBR | Calibrated phase output from RBRcoda ODO |
opt_14 | linear | ° | RBR | Calibrated phase output from RBRcoda ODO|slow |
orp_01 | linear | V | Idronaut | ORP (Oxidation/Reduction Potential) |
par_00 | linear | μmol/m²/s | Licor | PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) |
par_01 | linear | μmol/m²/s | Biospherical | PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) |
par_03 | optic2 | μmol/m²/s | Satlantic | PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) |
pco200 | linear | ppm | Turner Designs | C-sense CO2 partial pressure |
peri00 | linear double | ps | RBR | Frequency counter[2] |
peri01 | linear double | ps | RBR | Frequency counter[2] |
ph__00 | linear | pH_units | AMT | pH |
ph__01 | linear | pH_units | Idronaut | pH |
ph__02 | corr_ph | pH_units | Idronaut | Corrected pH |
phas00 | linear | degrees | Aanderaa | Calibrated phase output from serial AADI Optode |
pres08 | deri_seapres | dbar | - | Derived hydrostatic (sea) pressure |
pres23 | linear | dbar | RBR | Pressure (absolute, temperature compensated), serial RBRsolo D|rt, RBRduet T.D|rt |
pres24 | corr_pres2 | dbar | RBR | Pressure (absolute, temperature compensated) |
sal_00 | deri_salinity | PSU | - | Derived salinity, PSS78. |
scon00 | deri_speccond | μS/cm | - | Derived specific conductivity |
sos_00 | deri_sos | m/s | - | Derived speed of sound, UNESCO, Chen and Millero |
temp01 | corr_rinkotemp | °C | JFE Advantech | Temperature, Rinko-III |
temp04 | temp | °C | RBR | Temperature (T-string) |
temp06 | corr_metstemp | °C | Franatech | Temperature, METS |
temp07 | linear | °C | Aanderaa | Temperature, from serial Optode |
temp09 | temp | °C | RBR | Temperature |
temp13 | linear | °C | RBR | Temperature, serial RBRsolo D|rt, RBRduet T.D|rt |
temp14 | temp | °C | RBR | Temperature, combined C.T cell |
temp16 | linear | °C | RBR | Temperature, serial RBRcoda ODO |
temp17 | linear | °C | RBR | Temperature, serial RBRcoda ODO|slow |
temp19 | temp | °C | RBR | Temperature (fast) |
temp22 | temp | °C | RBR | Temperature, compensating channel for conductivity |
temp23 | linear | °C | Campbell | Temperature, OBS-501 |
tran00 | linear | trans_units | generic | Transmittance[1] |
tran01 | linear | % | WET Labs | Transmittance |
tran02 | linear | V | WET Labs | Transmittance |
turb00 | linear | NTU | Seapoint | Turbidity |
turb01 | linear | NTU | Turner Designs | Turbidity |
turb02 | linear | NTU | Campbell | Turbidity, OBS3+ |
turb03 | linear | NTU | Turner Designs | Turbidity, C3 serial |
turb04 | linear | counts | WET Labs | Backscatter, ECO Puck |
turb06 | cubic | FTU | Seapoint | Turbidity, STM-S S-channel |
turb07 | cubic | NTU | Seapoint | Turbidity, STM-S R-channel |
turb08 | linear | NTU | Campbell | Turbidity, OBS-501 optical backscatter |
turb09 | linear | NTU | Campbell | Turbidity, OBS-501 suspended solids |
volt00 | linear | V | generic | Voltage (0V to +5V) |
volt01 | linear | V | generic | Voltage (–2.5V to +2.5V) |
volt02 | linear | V | generic | Voltage (0V to +10V) |
volt03 | linear | V | generic | Voltage (–10V to+10V) |
Notes
- Includes SeaTech and WET Labs.
- bpr_08, bpr_09, peri00, and peri01 are calculated using double precision in order to maintain resolution.