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Areas of work

The 5 areas of work of the Marine Measurement Technology Working Group

  • Expedition technology
  • Shallow-water technologies
  • Ship-based, fixed and mobile measurement technology, assistance systems
  • Fixed, automatic measurement systems with remote data transmission (MARNET, FINO2…)
  • Calibration, quality management and sensor technology
Projects

Specialist expertise in the field of basic measurement technology

  • CTD sensor dynamics and sensor combinations, specifically for brackish water measurements
  • Specialised water samplers
  • Pump-CTD systems
  • CTD-DSL data and video transmission systems
  • META data acquisition and voyage assistant systems
  • Towed measurement systems
  • Pressure-neutral systems
  • DAkkS-accredited calibration of conductivity (0.0086 mS/cm), temperature (3.5 mK) and pressure (0.003 bar)