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Supported channel types

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

acc_00

linear

g

RBR

Acceleration (in g's)

alti00

distancefromechotiming

m

RBR

Distance from echo timing

baro00

linear double

ps

RBR

Frequency counter[2]

baro01

linear double

ps

RBR

Frequency counter[2]

baro02

deri_bprpres

dbar

Paroscientific/RBR

BPR calculated pressure[2]

baro03

deri_bprtemp

°C

Paroscientific/RBR

BPR calculated temperature[2]

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_cond3

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

cond11

corr_cond1

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, Deep combined C.T cell

cond12

corr_cond2

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, 2000dbar Combined C.T cell

cond13

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, RBRlegato C.T cell

cond14

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, RBRsaildrone C cell

cond15

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity,  UV Antifouling CTD

cond16

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, 6000dbar C cell

cond17

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, 6000dbar Combined C.T cell

cond18

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity

cond19

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, Combined C.T cell

cond21

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, 2000dbar Combined C.T cell

cond22

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Marine conductivity, RBRlegato C.T cell

cond24

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Corrected Marine conductivity (inductive),transverse C.T cell, Ti

cond25

corr_cond3

mS/cm

RBR

Corrected Marine conductivity (inductive), transverse  C.T cell,  POM

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

doxy28

corr_o2conc_garcia

μmol/L

RBR

Dissolved oxygen concentration compensated, serial RBRcoda ODO|fast

doxy32

corr_rinkoB2

%

JFE Advantech

Rinko-III (B): dissolved oxygen saturation with temperature

doxy33

corr_o2conc_garcia

μmol/L

RBR

Dissolved oxygen concentration compensated, serial RBRcoda ODO, angled

doxy36

corr_o2conc_garcia

μmol/L

RBR

Dissolved oxygen concentration compensated, serial RBRcoda ODO|low-noise

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

fluo41

linear

μg/L

Seapoint

Fluorometry-Fluorescein

fluo42

linear

counts

WET Labs

Chlorophyll a (ECO FLNTU)

fluo43

linear

μg/L

RBR

Tridente Chlorophyll a

fluo44

linear

ppb

RBR

Tridente fDOM

fluo47

linear

counts

WET Labs

Phycocyanin (ECO Puck)

fluo55

linear

μg/L

RBR

Tridente Rhodamine

fluo56

linear

μg/L

RBR

Tridente Crude oil

fluo57

linear

μg/L

RBR

Tridente Phycocyanin

fluo58

linear

μg/L

RBR

Tridente Fluorescein

fluo59

linear

μg/L

RBR

Tridente Phycoerythrin

hdng00

linear

degrees

RBR

Euler angle - heading

irr_00

optic2

μW/cm²/nm

Satlantic

Irradiance

irr_01

corr_irr

V

RBR

Irradiance, 490nm

irr_02

corr_irr

μW/cm²/nm

RBR

Irradiance, 475nm

irr_05

corr_irr2

μW/cm²/nm

RBR

Irradiance (analog sensor), generic

irr_06

linear

μW/cm²/nm

RBR

Irradiance (serial sensor), generic

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

opt_15

linear

°

RBR

Calibrated phase output from RBRcoda ODO|fast

opt_24

linear

°

RBR

Calibrated phase output from RBRcoda ODO, angled

opt_35

linear

°

RBR

Calibrated phase output from RBRcoda ODO, low-noise

orp_01

linear

V

Idronaut

ORP (Oxidation/Reduction Potential)

orp_02

linear

V

Idronaut

ORP (Oxidation/Reduction Potential) - cabled version

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)

par_05

corr_irr2

μmol/m²/s

RBR

PAR (photosynthetically active radiation), analog sensor

par_06

linear

μmol/m²/s

RBR

PAR (photosynthetically active radiation), serial sensor

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

ph__04

corr_ph

pH_units

Idronaut

Corrected pH, cabled version

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)

pres28

corr_pres5

dbar

RBR

Pressure (absolute, temperature compensated)

pres29

corr_pres2

dbar

RBR

Pressure (absolute, temperature compensated), UV Antifouling CTD

pres30

linear

dbar

Keller

PA10 Pressure sensor

ptch00

linear

degrees

RBR

Euler angle - pitch

roll00

linear

degrees

RBR

Euler angle - roll

sal_00

deri_salinity

PSU

-

Derived salinity, PSS78.

sal_01

deri_dyncorrS

PSU

-

Derived salinity, PSS78 with applied dynamic corrections for RBRargo 3 C.T.D

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

temp26

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature RBRlegato (1s)

temp27

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature RBRlegato (fast response)

temp30

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature, compensating channel for irradiance (RBR 490nm Radiometer)

temp31

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature, standard, UV Antifouling CTD

temp32

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature, standard, 6000dbar Combined C.T cell

temp33

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature, fast, 6000dbar Combined C.T cell

temp34

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature, compensating channel for Marine C and CT 6000m

temp35

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature, fast, transverse CTD

temp36

temp

°C

RBR

Temperature, standard, transverse CTD

temp37

linear

°C

RBR

Temperature, serial RBRcoda ODO, angled

temp38

deri_dyncorrT

°C

RBR

Temperature with C-T lag correction applied for RBRargo 3 C.T.D

temp40

linear

°C

RBR

Tridente temperature

temp42

linear

°C

RBR

Tu-25 temperature

temp44

linear

°C

Keller

PA10 Pressure sensor temperature

temp51

linear

°C

RBR

Temperature, serial RBRcoda ODO|low-noise

tran00

linear

trans_units

generic

Transmittance[1]

tran01

linear

%

WET Labs

Transmittance

tran02

linear

V

WET Labs

Transmittance

tran03

linear

1/m

Sequoia

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

turb10

linear

counts

WET Labs

Turbidity (ECO FLNTU)

turb11

linear

V

Sequoia Scientific

Turbidity, LISST ABS acoustic backscatter

turb12

linear

FTU

RBR

Tridente turbidity

turb13

linear

FTU

RBR

Tridente turbidity

turb14

linear

1/m

RBR

Tridente backscatter

turb19

linear

FTU

RBR

Tu-25 turbidity, S-signal

turb20

linear

FTU

RBR

Tu-25 turbidity, R-signal

turb24

linear

1/m/sr

RBR

Tridente backscatter

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

  1. Includes SeaTech and WET Labs.

  2. bpr_08, bpr_09, peri00, and peri01 are calculated using double precision in order to maintain resolution.


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