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8060 pCO2 Measuring System

Autonomous analytical system for measuring carbon dioxide in oceanic surface water from ships underway or at-sea platforms.

Description

The pCO2 measuring system is an autonomous, fully automatic analytical system for measuring carbon dioxide in oceanic surface water, modeled after instruments built by Craig Neill/University of Bergen. It can be used on a ship underway or on other at-sea platforms.

Key features

  • Equilibrator balancing seawater CO2 with a headspace gas
  • Network of valves and pumps controlling seawater, headspace, marine air and CO2 gas standards
  • On-deck enclosure with GPS, atmospheric pressure and optional satellite data transfer
  • Notebook computer and software for control and data logging
  • Three enclosures: dry box, wet box and satellite deck box

User supplies the intake pump and plumbing, calibration gases and the CO2 analyzer (LI-7815).

Specifications

Wet box24 inch (61 cm) x 24 inch (61 cm) x 10 inch (25.4 cm)
Dry box24 inch (61 cm) x 24 inch (61 cm) x 10 inch (25.4 cm)
Satellite box14 inch (35.6cm) x 10.5 inch (26.7cm) x 8 inch (20.4cm)

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