WHOI Active-Source/Rapid Response OBH/S

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Technical Specifications: WHOI Active-Source/Rapid Response OBH/S

(subject to change)

Seismometer Mark Products L-28 4.5 Hz vertical-component seismometer mounted in separate pressure case. Gimbals will level seismometer if tilt <40°.
Pressure Sensor HiTech crystal hydrophone with low-frequency corner at 5 Hz.
Digitizer Quanterra QA330 24-bit A/D. Dynamic range: 135 dB. Data compression. Sample rates: 1-200 Hz.
Clock Seascan PrecisionTimebase. Drift rate is 3-5 x 10-8 (<0.5 ms drift a day before correction).
Disk Capacity 9 GByte Hard disk
Data Offload Glass ball need not be opened. Transfer rates of at least 1 MByte/s .
Battery Pack Batteries are stored in separate 12" glass ball.
Recording Duration. Alkaline battery pack will deliver sufficient power for 60 days. Lithium battery pack will allow 6 month operation.
Weight 160/110 lbs with/without anchor
Pressure Case 17" and 12" glass ball
Release Single burnwire operated acoustically
Dimensions 44" high x 22" wide
Power 1 W for 2 channels at 200 samples/sec and duty-cycled disk