Instruments

Instrument Namesort descending Acronym Description
3D scanner

A 3D scan captures digital information about the shape of an object with equipment that uses a laser or light to measure the distance between the scanner and the object.


PI-supplied names:
Next Engine Ultra HD 3D Scanner;
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3D scanner (HDI 120, LMI Technologies Inc.);
more…

Capture Mini 3D scanner
3M Scotch-Brite pad PVC settlement plate

An artifical colonization substrate made of a sheet of PVC covered with 3M Scotch-Brite pads of unknown material. It is used to determine the extent of colonization and/or the diversity of settled organisms in a marine or artificial environment.


PI-supplied names:
A/D Data Logging Card A/D Data Logger

Analog to Digital cards used for logging data from analog sensors (voltages, etc)


PI-supplied names:
A/D Data Logging Card
Aanderaa 4831F (fast-response) oxygen optode Aanderaa 4831F

A stand-alone oxygen optode with integrated temperature sensor, manufactured by Aanderaa. This instrument exploits the physio-chemical principle of dynamic fluorescence quenching to measure absolute oxygen concentration and percent saturation. Depth rating: 300 m, 3000 m or 6000 m; oxygen concentration accuracy of < 8 uM or 5 %, and resolution of < 1 uM; air saturation accuracy of < 5 %, and resolution of 0.4 %; response time (63 %): < 8 s.


PI-supplied names:
Aanderaa Optode 4831F
Aanderaa Oxygen Optodes AOO

Aanderaa Oxygen Optodes are instrument for monitoring oxygen in the environment. For instrument information see the Aanderaa Oxygen Optodes Product Brochure.


PI-supplied names:
Aanderaa Oxygen Optodes;
Aanderaa 3835 Oxygen Optode;
AOO;
more…

Aanderaa Optode;
Aanderaa optodes;
Aanderaa O­­2 sensor (model 4175);
Aanderaa 4175 optode;
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Aanderra Oxygen Optode (model 4835, SN223);
Aanderaa 3835;
Aanderaa Oxygen Optode 5013w (3835)
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Aanderaa sensor;
Aanderaa Oxygen Optode 4351A;
Optode (Aanderaa Data Instruments, Bergen, Norway);
oxygen optode sensor (Model 4330, Aanderaa Data Instruments, Bergen, Norway);
Aanderaa O2 optode;
Andaerra Optode;
oxygen optodes (Type 4330, Aanderaa Data Instruments);
Aanderaa Oxygen Optode 4831
Aanderaa Recording Current Meter Aanderaa Current Meter

The Aanderaa Recording Current Meter (RCM) is a self-contained instrument that can be moored in the sea and record ocean current, water temperature, conductivity of the water and depth of the instrument. This instrument designation is used when specific make and model are not known. (more from Aanderaa).


PI-supplied names:
Aanderaa Recording Current Meters;
Aanderaa vaned current meters
Aanderaa Tide Gauge Aanderaa Tide Gauge

The Aanderaa tide gauge measures and records the time and height of the sea surface as it changes with the tides.


PI-supplied names:
Aanderaa Tide Gauge
AC 9 AC-9

"The WET Labs AC-9 is a type of in-situ spectrophotometer that simultaneously determines the spectral transmittance and spectral absorption of water over nine wavelengths. The unit offers compact size, high precision, and excellent stability in providing a method for determining the absorption (a(l)) and beam attenuation (c(l)) coefficients. The AC-9 employs a 25-cm pathlength for effective measurement of the cleanest natural waters. The unit is also available in a 10-cm pathlength configuration." (more from WET Labs)


PI-supplied names:
AC 9;
WETLabs ac9 Absorption and Attenuation meter
Accelerated Solvent Extractor ASE

Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) is a method for extracting various chemicals from a complex solid or semisolid sample matrix. The process uses high temperature and pressure, which results in the extraction taking less time and requiring less solvent, and possibly also giving better analyte recovery, than traditional methods that use less extreme conditions.


PI-supplied names:
ASE 200 Accelerated Solvent Extractor (Dionex);
Dionex ASE 350
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer AMS

An AMS measures "long-lived radionuclides that occur naturally in our environment. AMS uses a particle accelerator in conjunction with ion sources, large magnets, and detectors to separate out interferences and count single atoms in the presence of 1x1015 (a thousand million million) stable atoms, measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of the products of sample molecule disassociation, atom ionization and ion acceleration." AMS permits ultra low-level measurement of compound concentrations and isotope ratios that traditional alpha-spectrometry cannot provide. More from Purdue University: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/primelab/introduction/ams.html


PI-supplied names:
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer;
AMS - National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry facility;
;
more…

Cs-sputter accelerator mass spectrometry;
HVEC 10 MV Model FN Tandem Van de Graaff Accelerator;
Accelerator mass spectrometric analyses;
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (AMS);
W. M. Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory;
Accelerator mass spectrometry;
Continuous flow accelerator mass spectrometer;
UC-Irvine Keck-Carbon Cycle AMS;
WHOI NOSAMS Accelerator Mass Spectrometer;
National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometer;
SCIEX 4500 QTRAP mass spectrometer (AB Sciex, Framingham, MA, USA);
continuous-flow AMS system;
accelerator mass spectrometry
Accelerometer

An instrument for measuring acceleration, typically that of an automobile, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft, or that involved in the vibration of a machine, building, or other structure.


PI-supplied names:
Cefas G6A+ acceleration data loggers (Cefas, Inc., Lowestoft, UK),
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ADCP

The ADCP measures water currents with sound, using a principle of sound waves called the Doppler effect. A sound wave has a higher frequency, or pitch, when it moves to you than when it moves away. You hear the Doppler effect in action when a car speeds past with a characteristic building of sound that fades when the car passes. The ADCP works by transmitting "pings" of sound at a constant frequency into the water. (The pings are so highly pitched that humans and even dolphins can't hear them.) As the sound waves travel, they ricochet off particles suspended in the moving water, and reflect back to the instrument. Due to the Doppler effect, sound waves bounced back from a particle moving away from the profiler have a slightly lowered frequency when they return. Particles moving toward the instrument send back higher frequency waves. The difference in frequency between the waves the profiler sends out and the waves it receives is called the Doppler shift. The instrument uses this shift to calculate how fast the particle and the water around it are moving. Sound waves that hit particles far from the profiler take longer to come back than waves that strike close by. By measuring the time it takes for the waves to bounce back and the Doppler shift, the profiler can measure current speed at many different depths with each series of pings. (More from WHOI instruments listing).


PI-supplied names:
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler;
ADCP;
Bottom-mounted ADCP;
more…

600 kHz RDI Sentinel;
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Nortek ADP;
600 kHz RDI Workhorse ADCP;
RDI ADCP (Teledyne Marine), Aquadopp (Nortek International);
Nortek Aquadopp HR-profiler;
RDI 600 kHz ADCP (acoustic doppler current profiler);
Sentinel V ADCP;
Nortek 1MHz Aquadopp ADCP;
adcp;
ADCP Nortek (Aquadopp HR Profiler, Signature 500);
RDI 300 and 75kHz ADCPs;
Nortek Signature and RDI Teledyne-RDI workhorse ADCPs;
Nortek Signature and RDI Teledyne-RDI workhorse ADCPs;
Nortek Signature 500;
Nortek Aquadopp HR Profiler;
Nortek Vector;
Nortek acoustic doppler profiler;
Nortek acoustic doppler profiler (ADP);
ADCP using osnb75;
600 kHz Teledyne RDI Instruments ADCP;
RDI Workhorse Sentinel
Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter ADV

ADV is the acronym for acoustic doppler velocimeter. The ADV is a remote-sensing, three-dimensional velocity sensor. Its operation is based on the Doppler shift effect. The sensor can be deployed either as a moored instrument or attached to a still structure near the seabed.

Reference:
G. Voulgaris and J. H. Trowbridge, 1998. Evaluation of the Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) for Turbulence Measurements. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 15, 272–289. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0272:EOTADV>2.0.CO;2


PI-supplied names:
ADV;
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SCUVA;
more…

Vectrino;
ADV, Nortek Vector;
Nortek acoustic Doppler velocimeter;
Doppler Velocity Profiler;
Nortek Vector ADV;
Nortek Vectrino acoustic velocimeter (Vectrino, Nortek, USA, Boston,MA) ;
Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV, Nortek);
Nortek Vector 3D Acoustic Velocimeter;
Sontek Micro acoustic Doppler velocimeter;
SonTek acoustic doppler velocimeter
Acoustic Recorder

An acoustic recorder senses and records acoustic signals from the environment.


PI-supplied names:
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SoundTrap recorder and hydrophone (Ocean Instruments New Zealand);
SoundTrap ST300 passive acoustic recorder (Ocean Instruments NZ, Inc.) ;
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SoundTrap (ST-300, Ocean Instruments NZ) acoustic recorders;
DMON, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Acoustic Wave And Current Profiler AWAC

A family of instruments that simultaneously measure current profiles and wave height and direction designed for coastal monitoring.


PI-supplied names:
NORTEK Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler – 1 MHz
Advanced Piston Corer APC

The JOIDES Resolution's Advanced Piston Corer (APC) is used in soft ooze and sediments. The APC is a hydraulically actuated piston corer designed to recover relatively undisturbed samples from very soft to firm sediments.

More information is available from IODP (PDF).


PI-supplied names:
Advanced Piston Coring (APC);
Advanced Piston Corer;
;
more…

advanced piston core;
hydraulic piston coring system (HPCS)
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVHRR

"The AVHRR instrument consists of an array of small sensors that record (as digital numbers) the amount of visible and infrared radiation reflected and (or) emitted from the Earth's surface" (more information).


PI-supplied names:
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer;
AVHRR satellite;
AVHRR satelllite;
more…

Aerosol Sampler Aerosol_Sampler

A device that collects a sample of aerosol (dry particles or liquid droplets) from the atmosphere.


PI-supplied names:
Aerosol Sampler;
Aerosol_Sampler;
Tisch Environmental TSP TE5170V;
more…

TischTE-5170-VBL;
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Tisch TE-5170V-BL high volume aerosol sampler;
Tisch Environmental TSP TE-5170V-BL;
Tisch Environmental high-volume aerosol samplers;
Tisch Environmental high-volume aerosol samplers ;
Tisch Series 235;
Tisch TE-5170V-BL;
High-volume aerosol sampler (Tisch 5170V-BL);
high-volume aerosol samplers;
Micro-orifice uniform deposit impactor (MOUDI);
Tisch Environmental high-volume (~1 m3 air min-1) aerosol samplers (model 5170V-BL);
Tisch Environmental, model 5170V-BL;
low-volume aerosol sampler;
Graseby Andersen TSP High Volume Sampler;
High-volume bulk aerosol sampler;
portable aerosol particle samplers
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis System agarose gel electrophoresis system

A gel electrophoresis system that is used to separate DNA or RNA molecules by size, achieved by moving negatively charged nucleic acid molecules through an agarose matrix with an electric field.

Aggregate Camera AggrCam

A type of underwater camera system used for photographing aggregates in tanks or other containers.


PI-supplied names:
Aggregate Camera;
AggrCam;
Aggregate Camera
Agilent 6850 networked gas chromatograph Agilent 6850

A single channel, networked, gas chromatograph that separates and analyses compounds into separate components and can be used for chemical, petrochemical and petroleum analyses. The sample is introduced into the injector and then vaporised in the instrument. A chemically inert gas (e.g. helium and nitrogen) carries the vaporised solute into the column that is maintained in a temperature controlled oven. As the solute elutes from the column, it enters the heated detector. An electronic signal is generated upon interaction of the solute with the detector. The Agilent 6850 has a similar performance to the Agilent 6890N GC, but is half as wide. The local interface provides run control and status information and the instrument comes network-ready with a built-in LAN communications interface. There is a choice of detectors available, the Flame Ionization Detector (FID), Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) or Mass Selective Detector (MSD). There is an option of split/splitless or packed inlets, a variety of automated sample introduction systems and products available for headspace analysis. This model is no longer in production.


PI-supplied names:
Agilent 6850
Air Temperature Sensor AirTemp

Measures air temperature


PI-supplied names:
Air Temperature Sensor;
Temperature sensor
Air-Sea Interaction Spar (ASIS) Buoy ASIS

See: Air-Sea Interaction Spar (ASIS) Buoy


PI-supplied names:
ASIS-1, ASIS-2
Airbrush Airbrush

 Device for spraying liquid by means of compressed air.


PI-supplied names:
Paasche airbrush;
Airbrush with 80 psi air pressure;
airbrush
Airstone Airstone

Airstone - Also called an aquarium bubbler, is a piece of aquarium furniture, traditionally a piece of limewood or porous stone, whose purpose is to gradually diffuse air into the tank, eliminating the noise and large bubbles of conventional air filtration systems


PI-supplied names:
Microporous Ceramic Airstones;
airstone
Algal Growth Chamber

A chamber specifically designed for the growth of algae in flasks. The chamber typically provides controlled temperature, humidity, and light conditions.


PI-supplied names:
Percival algal growth chambers;
Conviron growth chamber
Alpkem RFA300 Alpkem RFA300

A rapid flow analyser (RFA) that may be used to measure nutrient concentrations in seawater. It is an air-segmented, continuous flow instrument comprising a sampler, a peristaltic pump which simultaneously pumps samples, reagents and air bubbles through the system, analytical cartridge, heating bath, colorimeter, data station, and printer. The RFA-300 was a precursor to the smaller Alpkem RFA/2 (also RFA II or RFA-2).


PI-supplied names:
Alpkem RFA300;
Alpkem Autosampler;
ALPKEM RFA II;
more…

Alpkem rapid flow analyzer (RFA 300);
Alpkem RFA 300 Rapid Flow Analyzer;
Alpkem RFA 300;
Alpkem RFA 300 colorimetric autoanalyzer, Alpkem, Kranj, Slovenia
Altimeter Altimeter

An instrument that measures height above a fixed surface. The data can be used to map ocean-surface topography and generate gridded surface height fields.


PI-supplied names:
Altimeters;
Altimeter;
Benthos model PSA-916;
more…

Benthos/Datasonics PSA-916 altimeter;
altimeter;
Valeport VA-500;
Altimeter (Valeport) - VA500
Alvin Heatflow Probe 0.66m Alvin Heatflow Probe 0.66m

The Heatflow probe is a temperature measuring device on the submersible Alvin. It is a 0.6 m titanium tube containing a linear heater and 5 thermistors. The Heatflow probe is designed to measure temperature gradients when inserted into soft sediments.


PI-supplied names:
Alvin Heatflow Probe;
Heatflow probe
Alvin High Temperature Probe Alvin High Temp Probe

A temperature measuring device on the submersible Alvin. The high temperature probe is capable of reading in-situ water temperatures from 0 to 450 degrees C.


PI-supplied names:
Alvin High Temperature Probe
Alvin Slurp Sampler

Small and large capacity vacuum pump samplers. May have single or multiple chambers. See http://www.whoi.edu/main/alvin/subsystems/optional-scientific-samplers


PI-supplied names:
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Pump;
HOV Alvin slurp gun;
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Hydrothermal Fluid and Particle Sampler (HFPS)
Alvin tube core Tube Core

A plastic tube, about 40 cm (16 inches) long, is pushed into the sediment by Alvin's manipulator arm to collect a sediment core.


PI-supplied names:
Alvin tube core;
;
HOV Alvin push core;
more…

Alivn pushcore
Amersham Imager 600 AI600

Amersham Imager 600 series is a range of sensitive and robust imagers for the capture and analysis of high-resolution digital images of protein and DNA samples in gels and membranes. These multipurpose imagers bring high-performance imaging to chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and colorimetric applications.


PI-supplied names:
Amersham Imager 600
Anemometer Anemometer

An anemometer is a device for measuring the velocity or the pressure of the wind. It is commonly used to measure wind speed. Aboard research vessels, it is often mounted with other meteorological instruments and sensors.


PI-supplied names:
Anemometer;
;
RM Young/05103;
more…

hand-held anemometer;
anemometer;
RM Young, Model 05108-45;
WindmasterPro Anemometer (Gill Instruments);
3D sonic anemometer (Campbell Scientific, model CST3)
Apollo AS-D1 DIC and d13C-DIC Analyzer Apollo AS-D1

The AS-D1 is an instrument designed to prepare natural water samples for Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) and delta13C analysis and provide the user with the analyses outputs. It has features that are specifically useful for seawater and coastal water samples. The instrument provides the user with DIC values (micromol per kg) and the delta13C content of the DIC (per mille). It consists of a digital syringe pump for delivery of reagent and samples, a mass flow controller to regulate flow rate, a CO2 stripping reactor, and an electronic cooling system to remove moisture. The AS-D1 does not measure the sample but is designed to send the gas to a different analyzer. This second instrument then sends the measurements back to the AS-D1 after analysis. The AS-D1 then calculates the desired DIC and delta13C outputs. This instrument is designed for automatic sampling from multiple bottles. It can be used in laboratories on shore or at sea.

The instrument was created to be paired with the Picarro G-2131i Carbon Isotope Analyser, however, other models that measure the isotopic ratio of CO2 may be compatible. The precision is +/- 0.1 % for DIC of seawater and +/- 0.07 % for DIC-delta13C. Sample volume is 1-7 milliliters per analysis, and sample time is under 12 minutes.

Additional information from the manufacturer is available at: https://apolloscitech.com/dicdelta.html


PI-supplied names:
Apollo AS-D1 DIC and d13C-DIC analyzer unit;
Apollo AS-D1 analyzer
Apollo SciTech AS-ALK2 total alkalinity titrator Apollo SciTech AS-ALK2

An automated acid-base titrator for use in aquatic carbon dioxide parameter analysis. The titrator provides standardisation and sample analysis, using the Gran titration procedure for alkalinity determination of seawater and brackish waters. It is designed for both shipboard and land based laboratory use. The precision of the instrument is 0.1 percent or higher, and sample volumes may range from 10-25 ml. Titration takes approximately 8 minutes per sample, and the repeatability is within plus or minus 1-2 micromoles per kg.


PI-supplied names:
AS-ALK2 Apollo Scitec;
Apollo SciTech AS-ALK2 TA Analyzer;
Apollo Sci-Tech AS-ALK2 and ROSS electrode
Apollo SciTech AS-C3 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) analyzer Apollo SciTech AS-C3

A Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) analyzer, for use in aquatic carbon dioxide parameter analysis of coastal waters, sediment pore-waters, and time-series incubation samples. The analyzer consists of a solid state infrared CO2 detector, a mass-flow controller, and a digital pump for transferring accurate amounts of reagent and sample. The analyzer uses an electronic cooling system to keep the reactor temperature below 3 degrees Celsius, and a Nafion dry tube to reduce the water vapour and keep the analyzer drift-free and maintenance-free for longer. The analyzer can handle sample volumes from 0.1 - 1.5 milliliters, however the best results are obtained from sample volumes between 0.5 - 1 milliliters. It takes approximately 3 minutes per analysis, and measurement precision is plus or minus 2 micromoles per kilogram or higher for surface seawater. It is designed for both land based and shipboard laboratory use.


PI-supplied names:
Apollo SciTech DIC auto-analyzer (Model AS-C3);
Appolo SciTech AS-C3 DIC analyzer;
Apollo SciTech DIC auto-analyzer;
more…

;
DIC and TA were measured using the instruments from Apollo Scitech Inc.;
AS-C3 DIC analyzer, Apollo Scitech Inc;
Apollo model AS-C3;
AS-C3 analyzer (Apollo Scitech, Newark, DE, USA);
Apollo SciTech AS-C3 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) analyzer
Aquarium Aquarium

Aquarium - a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept


PI-supplied names:
38 L glass aquaria;
Aquarium;
Isolated 34 l tanks;
more…

Tank;
Glass tanks;
indoor tank;
tank;
aerated aquaria;
tanks;
aquarium;
;
18-aquaria indoor experimental system;
18-aquaria indoor experimental system with flow-through seawater at the Sitka Sound Science Center;
Flow-through aquarium;
mesocosm tank;
treatment tanks;
treatment tank;
flow through tanks;
Aquariums;
Flow through aquarium
Aquarium chiller Aquarium chiller

Immersible or in-line liquid cooling device, usually with temperature control.


PI-supplied names:
Aquarium chiller;
Delta Star chiller;
Aqua Logic Cyclone Chiller;
more…

Temperature control chiller: Aqua Logic Cyclone Chiller;
DeltaStar chiller;
Coralife 1/4HP;
;
Chiller;
chiller (AquaEuroUSA Max Chill-1/13 HP);
in-line chillers (DeltaStar®);
IceProbe Thermoelectric chillers;
Aqua Logic Delta Star, DS-4;
chiller system ;
Aqua Logic Delta Star in-line titanium chiller;
Aqua Euro USA Model MC-1/4HP aquarium chiller
Atmospheric Gas Analyzer

In-situ instruments that can determine the proportion of one or more gaseous components of the atmosphere.


PI-supplied names:
Tekran 2537B mercury analyzer;
Tekran air speciation unit
Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometer APIMS

The Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometer measures dimethylsulfide (DMS) in ambient air and in sea water. This instrument is used to measure DMS fluxes directly in the marine boundary layer.


PI-supplied names:
Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometer
Atmospheric Sampling Mast Atm Sampling Mast

Atmospheric Sampling Mast - used to collect airborne samples for analysis such as in aerosol studies.


PI-supplied names:
Atmospheric Sampling Mast
Automated Cell Counter ACC

An instrument that determines the numbers, types or viability of cells present in a sample.


PI-supplied names:
Moxi Z Mini Automated Cell Counter;
Moxi Z Automated Cell Counter;
Beckman Coulter Z2 Particle Count and Size Analyzer;
more…

CASY particle counter, Schärfe System GmbH, Reutlingen, Germany;
FACSJazz: Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (BD Biosciences);
Moxi Z Cell Counter (Andwin Scientific, Simi Valley, CA, USA);
Countess II FL Automated Cell Counter ;
Influx Cell Sorter (BD Biosciences and Cytopeia)
Automated DNA Sequencer Automated Sequencer

General term for a laboratory instrument used for deciphering the order of bases in a strand of DNA. Sanger sequencers detect fluorescence from different dyes that are used to identify the A, C, G, and T extension reactions. Contemporary or Pyrosequencer methods are based on detecting the activity of DNA polymerase (a DNA synthesizing enzyme) with another chemoluminescent enzyme. Essentially, the method allows sequencing of a single strand of DNA by synthesizing the complementary strand along it, one base pair at a time, and detecting which base was actually added at each step.


PI-supplied names:
Automated Sequencer;
Automated DNA Sequencer;
ABI 3130xL (Applied Biosystems);
more…

DNA sequencer;
;
Sequencer;
DNA Sequencer;
MOBIO Powerwater;
Illumina Nextera XT;
MiSeq instrument;
Seqman II;
Genome Sequencer FLX System ;
GS-FLX Titanium 454 sequencer;
ABI 3130xL genetic analyzer;
automated sequencer;
Illumina HiSeq 2000 sequencer;
Illumina HiSeq 2500;
Qiagen DNAeasy DNA isolation kit;
Applied Biosystems ;
ABI 3730XL DNA Analyzer;
ABI 3010XL;
illumina sequencer;
Illumina HiSeq2500;
MiSeq;
Illumina SE;
Illumina PE;
Illumina® HiSeq 2500;
MiSeq and NextSeq 500 (Illumina);
Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform;
Illumina MiSeq;
Illumina MiSeq (San Diego, CA) at Auburn University;
Illumina (San Diego, CA) HiSeq 2000 platform at The Genomic Services Lab at the Hudson Alpha Institute in Huntsville, Alabama,;
Beckman CEQ 8000 Genetic Analysis System (Beckman Coulter);
Illumina HiSeq 2000 at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (Huntsville, AL);
Illumina HiSeq Platform;
Multiple sequencing platforms: Ion Torrent Proton (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NY), a 454 FLX WGS (Roche Applied Science, Branford, CT), and an Illumina HiSeq 200 (Illumina, San Diego, CA);
Illumina HiSeq 2000;
Capillary 3730xl DNA analyzer (Applied Biosystems) and 454 FLX Technology;
Illumina Hi-seq 2500 paired-end sequencing (PE100) with TruSeq RNA sample Prep Kit v2 (Illumina, San Diego, CA);
Applied Biosystems 3730xl DNA Analyzer;
Illumina Mi-Seq - MR.DNA Next Generation Sequencing, Shallowater, Texas (www.mrdnalab.com);
LI-COR Long ReadIR 4200 DNA Sequencer;
Automated sequencer;
ABI 3730XL Genetic Analyzer;
Illumina Miseq platform;
automated sequencer (ABI 3730);
HiSeq Illumina 2500;
Illumina Miseq;
Illumina Hi-Seq;
Illumina MiSeq Sequencer;
Illumina Mi-Seq;
LI-COR 4200 NEN® Global IR2 DNA;
3730XL DNA Analyzer;
Illumina Mi-seq;
Illumina NextSEQ 500;
HiSeq;
llumina MiSEQ;
Illumina Hi-seq 2500 paired-end sequencing (PE100) with TruSeq RNA sample Prep Kit (Illumina, San Diego, CA);
Illumina MySeq;
ABI 3100 Genetic Analyzer;
I-COR 4200 NEN® Global IR2 DNA sequencing system (LI-COR Biosciences);
Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencer;
Illumina MiSeq.;
Illumina HiSeq platform;
3730xl Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems);
llumina NextSeq500;
Miseq (Illumina, San Diego, CA) sequencer;
Illumina MiSeq 2500;
Illumina 1500;
Illumina HiSeq1500;
ABI 3130XL;
Illumina MiSeq sequencing platform;
Illumina MiniSeq;
Illumina MiSeq 2 x 300 bp platform ;
Illumina NextSeq 550 platform;
Illumina Hiseq 2500 platform;
Illumina MiSeq Platform;
MiSeq sequencer;
Illumina MiSeq sequencer;
Illumina HiSEq 2000;
MiSeq 300 x 300 bp PE;
ABI 3130XL genetic analyzer;
Illumina iSeq 100 System (Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA, USA);
Illumina HiSeq 1000 system;
Illumina platform;
Illumina MiSeq 2x250bp PE reads;
Illumina MiSeq platform;
Illumina MiSeq platform;
Illumina HiSeq 3000;
Illumina MiSeq Next Generation Sequencing (University of Rhode Island Genomics and Sequencing Center);
Illumina NextSeq500;
Illumina NextSeq500 ;
Illumina HiSeq 4000;
iSeq 100 System (Illumina);
Illumina MiSeq 2x250 bp PE reads;
Illumina NovaSeq 6000;
Illumina sequencers;
Applied Biosystems 3730XL;
ABI 3130xl;
Illumina NovaSeq 6000;
Illumina MiSeq desktop sequencer;
Illumina Hi-Seq 4000 and Illumina NovaSeq 6000;
Illumina HiSeq 4000 sequencer;
Illumina Hi-seq 2500 paired-end sequencing (PE100);
Illumina NextSeq 2000;
Illumina iSeq 100 System;
NextSeq SE150 (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA);
LI-COR NEN Global IR2;
Illumina NovaSeq;
Illumina Next-Seq 500;
Nextseq 500 DNA sequencer, Illumina (San Diego, CA);
NovaSeq S4;
Minion flow cells (FLO-MIN112);
Illumina NEXTSEQ 550;
Oxford Nanopore minION Mk1C;
Illumina NextSeq 500
Automated Larval Fish Rearing System ALFiRiS

The Automated Larval Fish Rearing System (ALFiRiS) was self-designed and assembled in the Rankin Lab at the University of Connecticut Avery Point. It consists of a 3 x 3 array of recirculating units (600 liters/150 gallons) that have independent computer-control over their temperature, oxygen, and pH conditions.

The system was designed to sequentially monitor tank conditions via industrial-grade oxygen and pH sensors (Hach) and then control gas solenoids (air, N2, CO2) to maintain and modulate environmental conditions. The system can apply static as well as fluctuating conditions on diel and tidal scales. Computerized temperature control allows simulating heatwaves and other non-static thermal regimes.

More information can be found at https://befel.marinesciences.uconn.edu/alfiris/


PI-supplied names:
Automated Larval Fish Rearing System (ALFiRiS)
Automated Mercury Analysis System

Examples include Tekran Models 2600 and 2700 


PI-supplied names:
Tektran 2600; Tektran 2700;
Tekran 2600; Tekran 2700;
Tekran 2700 Automated Methylmercury Analysis Systems;
more…

Tekran 2700 Automated Methylmercury Analysis System
Automated Purge and Trap System

This equipment removes dissolved gases from the water samples, traps the extracted compounds on a cold trap and then heats the trap and injects the trapped gases into the gas chromatograph. It is automated and controlled by a laptop computer.


PI-supplied names:
;
custom-built purge and trap gas chromatography with electron capture detection;
custom purge-trap sample preparation system;
more…

custom automated purge and trap inlet system
Automated Weather Station AWS

Land-based AWS systems are designed to record meteorological information.


PI-supplied names:
Automatic Weather Station;
SKiO Weather Station;
Friday Harbor Labs - Weather Station;
more…

Weather Station;
AirMar Weather Station;
;
Weather station at Cassidy International Airport;
Standard Rain Gauge
Automatic Identification Sensor AIS

Automatic tracking system used on ships and by vessel traffic services (VTS) for identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships, AIS base stations, and satellites.


PI-supplied names:
AIS
Automatic titrator Automatic titrator

Instruments that incrementally add quantified aliquots of a reagent to a sample until the end-point of a chemical reaction is reached.


PI-supplied names:
automatic titrator;
Automatic titrator;
Titrator;
more…

Automatic titrator - TitroLine alpha plus (Schott Instruments, Mainz, Germany);
Automatic titrator - TitroLine alpha plus (Schott Instruments, Mainz, Germany);
Automatic titrator - T50, Mettler Toledo;
Closed-cell potentiometric Gran titration;
;
AS-ALK2 Apollo Scitech titrator;
Mettler Toledo G20 ;
Metrohm 809;
potentiometric titrator (Metrohm 855 Robotic Titrosampler);
Mettler-Toledo EL15 autotitrator;
Metrohm Titrando 888;
Automated Gran Titration;
automated, open-cell potentiometric titration system;
Titrando 888;
Titrator: T50;
T50;
Metrohm Titrando 808 and 730 Sample Changer;
Metrohm 807 Titrando;
Metrohm 855 autotitrator;
Apollo SciTech (AS-ALK2);
Mettler Toledo™ G20 Potentiometric Titrator;
MARIANDA VINDTA 3S;
Mettler Toledo T50 ;
Mettler Toledo T50;
Mettler Toledo T50 equipped with Rondolino;
Mettler Toledo G20 Potentiometric Titrator;
Metrohm automatic titrator (model 785 DMP Titrino);
Metrohm automatic titrator (model 785 DMP Titrino);
autoburette titrator;
Open-cell potentiometric acid titration system;
Apollo SciTech alkalinity auto-titrator (Model AS-ALK2);
Metler Toledo G20 Potentiometric Titrator;
Apollo SciTech alkalinity auto-titrator;
automated colorimetric analysis;
Automated Winkler titration system;
Semi-automated titrator (AS-ALK2 Apollo Scitech);
Metrohm 888 Titrando;
Alkalinity titrator;
Custom total alkalinity titrator;
AS-Alk2 alkalinity titrator, Apollo SciTech Inc;
Metrohm Titrando 888, calcium ion-selective Titrode;
AFT-pH (SAMI, Sunburst);
Open-cell potentiometric acid titrator;
Mettler-Toledo titrator;
AS-ALK2 Apollo Scitech;
G20 Potentiometric Titrator (Mettler Toledo);
Dosimat titrator (Brinkmann);
Metrohm 905 Titrandro Titrator;
Metrohm 905 Titrandro titrator;
Mettler Toledo T-50 autotitrator;
Mettler-Toledo T50;
Metrohm 855 automated titrator;
Metrohm AG 876 Dosimat plus;
Titrino Plus 877, Metrohm;
Metrohm 905 Titrando analyzer;
Radiometer CMT-10 titrator;
Mettler-Toledo T5 auto-titrator;
Titrosampler;
VINDTA 3C coupled alkalinity gram titration and coulometric DIC analyzer system;
Custom Alkalinity Titrator;
Titration instruments;
Metrohm 877 Titrino plus;
VINDTA 3S;
Metrohm Model 888 Titrando dosing device
Autonomous Behaving Lagrangian Explorer ABLE

The Autonomous Behaving Lagrangian Explorer (ABLE), designed by Tom Wolcott, is a biomimetic robotic drifter that senses in situ environmental stimuli (e.g., variations in PAR, pressure, salinity, or temperature) and can be programmed to respond to these cues with vertical migration behavior like that of the planktonic organism of interest.


PI-supplied names:
ABLE
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle AUV

An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is a free-roving platform operating in the water column with propulsion but no human operator on board (e.g. Autosub, Gavia).


PI-supplied names:
Makai AUV
Autosal salinometer salinometer

The salinometer is an instrument for measuring the salinity of a water sample.


PI-supplied names:
Autosal salinometer;
Autosal conductivity meter;
salinometer;
more…

autosalinometer;
;
Autosal Salinometer 8400B (Salinity);
Autosal 8400A conductivity salinometer;
Guildline Autosal 8400B salinometer;
Guildline Autosal 8400B;
8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada)
AUV Clio

Clio is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) created to accomplish the dual goals of global ocean mapping and biochemistry sampling. The ability to sample dissolved and particulate seawater biochemistry across ocean basins while capturing fine-scale biogeochemical processes sets it apart from other AUVs. Clio is designed to efficiently and precisely move vertically through the ocean, drift laterally to observe water masses, and integrate with research vessel operations to map large horizontal scales up to a depth of 6,000 meters. More information is available at https://www2.whoi.edu/site/deepsubmergencelab/clio/

AUV Sentry AUV Sentry

The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Sentry is a fully autonomous underwater vehicle capable of exploring the ocean down to 6,000 meters (19,685 feet) depth. Sentry builds on the success of its predecessor the ABE, with improved speed, range, and maneuverability.

Sentry's hydrodynamic shape also allows faster ascents and descents. Sentry carries a superior science sensor suite and an increased science payload enabling it to be used for both mid-water and near-seabed oceanographic investigations. Sentry produces bathymetric, sidescan, subbottom, and magnetic maps of the seafloor and is capable of taking digital bottom photographs in a variety of deep-sea terrains such as mid-ocean ridges, deep-sea vents, and cold seeps at ocean margins. Sentry is uniquely able to operate in extreme terrain, including volcano caldera and scarps. Sentry's navigation system uses a doppler velocity log and inertial navigation system, aided by acoustic navigation systems (USBL or LBL). The USBL system also provides acoustic communications, which can be used to obtain the vehicle state and sensor status as well as to retask the vehicle while on the bottom. In addition its standard sensors, Sentry has carried a variety of science-supplied sensors, including the Nakamura redox potential probe, ACFR 3-D imaging system, and the Tethys in-situ mass spectrometer.

Sentry can be used to locate and quantify hydrothermal fluxes. Sentry is also capable of a much wider range of oceanographic applications due to its superior sensing suite, increased speed and endurance, improved navigation, and acoustic communications. Sentry can be used as a stand alone vehicle or in tandem with Alvin or an ROV to increase the efficiency of deep-submergence investigations.

More information is available from the operator site at URL: http://www.whoi.edu/main/sentry


PI-supplied names:
AUV Sentry;
Barometer Barometer

A barometer is an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. There are many types of barometers identified by make and model and method of measurement.


PI-supplied names:
Barometer;
Campbell Scientific/ EE181;
barameter
BASi Controlled Growth Mercury Electrode BASI CGME

Bioanalytical Systems (BASi) Mercury drop electrodes are generated by the BASi Controlled Growth Mercury Electrode (CGME) in three modes:

DME (Dropping Mercury Electrode) - mercury is allowed to flow freely from the reservoir down the capillary and so the growth of the mercury drop and its lifetime is controlled by gravity. (The optional 100 um capillary is recommended for this mode.)

SMDE (Static Mercury Drop Electrode) - the drop size is determined by the length of time for which the fast-response capillary valve is opened, and the drop is dislodged by a drop knocker. The dispense/knock timing is microprocessor-controlled and is typically coordinated with the potential pulse or square-wave waveform. This mode can also used to generate the Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode required for stripping experiments.

CGME (Controlled Growth Mercury Electrode) - the mercury drop is grown by a series of pulses that open the capillary valve. The number of pulses, their duration, and their frequency can be varied by PC control, providing great flexibility in both the drop size and its rate of growth. This CGME mode can be used for both polarographic and stripping experiments.

http://www.basinc.com/products/ec/cgme.php


PI-supplied names:
BASi Controlled Growth Mercury Electrode;
BASI CGME;
BASi model CGME electrode;
more…

BioAnalytical Systems (BASi) controlled-growth mercury electrode;
Bioanalytical Systems (BASi) Controlled Growth Mercury Electrodes ;
BASi Controlled Growth Mercury Electrode (CGME)
BASi EC-epsilon 2 Autoanalyzer BASi EC-epsilon 2

The Bioanalytical Systems EC epsilon is a family of potentiostat/galvanostats for electrochemistry. The most basic epsilon instrument can be used for standard techniques, as well as chronopotentiometry for materials characterization (e.g., characterization of transition metal complexes by cyclic voltammetry and controlled potential electrolysis, or of biosensors by cyclic voltammetry and constant potential amperometry). Pulse, square wave, and stripping techniques can be added by a software upgrade, and a second channel can be added by a hardware upgrade.

http://www.basinc.com/products/ec/epsilon/


PI-supplied names:
Autoanalyzer BASi EC-epsilon 2;
BASi EC-epsilon 2 Autoanalyzer;
BASi EC-epsilon 2 Autoanalyzer;
more…

Epsilon 2 analyzer (BASi)
BD FACSCalibur Flow Cytometer BD FACSCalibur Flow Cytometer

The FACSCalibur flow cytometer is an autonomous benchtop flow cytometer designed for routine cell analysis, assay development, verification and identification of cellular populations. It is equipped with a blue (488 nm) air-cooled argon laser and a red (635 nm) diode laser. For each particle (cell), five optical parameters can be recorded from the 488 nm laser beam excitation: two light scatter signals, namely forward and right angle, and three fluorescences corresponding to emissions in green (530/30 nm BP), orange (585/42 nm BP) and red (670 nm LP) wavelength ranges. A far red fluorescence (661/16 nm BP) induced by the red diode can also be recorded. Data are analysed using BD Biosciences CellQuest software. Optional features include a cell sorting option, allowing users to identify and isolate a population of interest and a HTS option (High-throughput (HT) or Standard (STD) mode), where sample volumes range from 2-10 microlitres in HT mode and 2-200 microlitres in STD mode. An optional BD FACS Loader tube-lifter can be used to verify tube position and rack identification. The instrument has a capture rate of 300 cells per second, supports 40 (12 x 75 mm) tubes per rack, and has an operating temperature ranging from 16-29 degC.

 


PI-supplied names:
BD FACSCalibur flow cytometer
Beam Trawl Beam trawl

A beam trawl consists of a cone-shaped body ending in a bag or codend, which retains the catch. In these trawls the horizontal opening of the net is provided by a beam, made of wood or metal, which is up to 12 m long. The vertical opening is provided by two hoop-like trawl shoes mostly made from steel. No hydrodynamic forces are needed to keep a beam trawl open. The beam trawl is normally towed on outriggers, one trawl on each side.

While fishing for flatfish the beam trawl is often equipped with tickler chains to disturb the fish from the seabed. For operations on very rough fishing grounds they can be equipped with chain matrices. Chain matrices are rigged between the beam and the groundrope and prevent boulders/stones from being caught by the trawl. Shrimp beam trawls are not so heavy and have smaller mesh sizes. A bobbin of groundrope with rubber bobbins keeps the shrimp beam trawl in contact with the bottom and gives flatfish the opportunity to escape.

Close bottom contact is necessary for successful operation. To avoid bycatch of most juvenile fishes selectivity devices are assembled (sieve nets, sorting grids, escape holes). While targeting flatfish the beam trawls are towed up to seven knots, therefore the gear is very heavy; the largest gears weighs up to 10 ton. The towing speed for shrimp is between 2.5 and 3 knots.

(from: http://www.fao.org/fishery/geartype/305/en)


PI-supplied names:
Trawl;
Beam Trawl;
Blake or Agassiz trawl;
more…

Blake trawl;
;
beam trawl ;
beam trawl;
beam trawl (6 mm mesh)
Beardsley Drifter

Beardsley Drifters are near-surface satellite-tracked drifters used for observations of circulation patterns. They are WOCE-style drifters featuring holey sock drogues. Each drifter has a small (~ 30 cm diameter) surface float with ARGOS transmitter and batteries tethered to a holey sock drogue centered at 15 m below the surface. The drogue, about 10 m tall and 1 m in diameter, is designed to "lock" itself to the water so that the surface float follows the mean water motion at 15 m depth with very little slippage even in high winds. Thus measuring the drifter's position as a function of time provides a Lagrangian measurement of the 15-m ocean current.


PI-supplied names:
Drifter Buoy
Benchtop pH Meter Benchtop pH Meter

An instrument consisting of an electronic voltmeter and pH-responsive electrode that gives a direct conversion of voltage differences to differences of pH at the measurement temperature. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms)

This instrument does not map to the NERC instrument vocabulary term for 'pH Sensor' which measures values in the water column. Benchtop models are typically employed for stationary lab applications.


PI-supplied names:
Benchtop pH Meter;
pH Probe;
pH Meter;
more…

Accumet Excel XL60;
Hach SensION model PH31 pH meter;
Thermo Scientific Orion 2 Star benchtop pH meter;
Orion ROSS pH/ATC Triode;
Orion Four Star pH conductivity meter;
Corning model 109;
;
Cole-Parmer pH electrode;
Thermo Scientific Orion Star A214 pH/ISE meter with a Micro PerpHect Ross® Combination pH electrode;
Accumet AB15 pH meter with Accufet solid state probe;
ORION 3 Star pH meter;
Accument bench top pH probe;
Aquatrode plus Pt1000; Metrohm, Switzerland;
Sunburst SAMI spectrophotometric unit
Benthic elevator

A platform used to carry equipment and samples from the surface to the seafloor and back up again. 


PI-supplied names:
McClain benthic elevator
benthic incubation chamber

A device that isolates a portion of seabed plus overlying water from its surroundings. Either returns the entire system to the surface or incorporates sampling devices and/or in-situ sensors.


PI-supplied names:
benthic flux chambers (BFC)
benthic lander

A benthic lander is an autonom­ous re­search plat­form used in mar­ine re­search to take meas­ure­ments dir­ectly on the sea­floor. Benthic landers are car­rier sys­tems to which dif­fer­ent meas­ur­ing and sampling devices can be at­tached. They trans­port these devices to the sea­floor and back up again. Autonom­ous means that the lander is not con­nec­ted to the ship via a cable. It can thus work in­de­pend­ently on the sea­floor for a long period of time.


PI-supplied names:
SUSANE
Benthic sampler Benthic sampler

A mechanical device that collects organisms from the seafloor. Includes dredges, sledges, weighted nets like beam trawls, and ROV manipulators.

A description of benthic samplers and links to further resources can be found at marinespecies.org:
http://marinespecies.org/introduced/wiki/Sampling_tools_for_the_marine_environment


PI-supplied names:
Benthic dredge, Turner Designs Aquafluor
BINCKE net

The Benthic Ichthyofauna Net for Coral/Kelp Environments (BINCKE) is a rectangular net opened and closed by means of a rigid, hinged frame at one end and of variable size depending upon the size and behavior of targeted species. It is used for the collection of fishes from structurally complex environments (e.g., coral reefs, kelp forests.
See Anderson T.W. and M.H. Carr. 1998. BINCKE: A highly efficient net for collecting reef-associated fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 51:111-115.


PI-supplied names:
Binoculars Handheld Binoculars

Handheld binoculars, generally used for bird or mammal observations.


PI-supplied names:
Handheld Binoculars;
Binoculars, Handheld;
BIo-Optical Multi-frequency Acoustical and Physical Environmental Recorder II BIOMAPERII

BIOMAPER II is a set of sensors on a long aluminum frame that resembles the tail of a World War II airplane. A research vessel tows the instrument through the water on a specialized tow cable that sends power to the sensors and brings data back to the ship. People use BIOMAPER II to learn about phytoplankton and zooplankton over areas that are too large to study with the traditional net-and-microscope method. Whereas nets can sample areas up to about 5 meters (16 feet) on a side, BIOMAPER II can record data from 500 meters (1,640 feet) or more of the water column at a time. The instrument's standard suite of sensors were chosen for studying plankton: a five-frequency sonar system, a video plankton recorder and an environmental sensor system (ESS, like the one on MOCNESS). The ESS measures water temperature, salinity, oxygen, chlorophyll and light levels. BIOMAPER II also has room for attaching other instruments for specific uses. The instrument's official name is BIOMAPER-II: the BIo-Optical Multi-frequency Acoustical and Physical Environmental Recorder. The Roman numeral II indicates that it's a redesign of the original BIOMAPER, a prototype that was invented and tested in the mid 1990s. (more information).


PI-supplied names:
BIo-Optical Multi-frequency Acoustical and Physical Environmental Recorder II
Bio-Optical Profiling System BOPS

Bio-Optical Profiling System (BOPS) is an updated version of the BOPS originally developed by Smith et al. (1984) and is used to collect optical data. The heart of the BOPS is a Biospherical instruments MER-1048 Spectroradiometer which measures up and downwelling spectral irradiance and upwelling spectral radiance. The MER-1048 also has sensors for Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR), depth, tilt and roll. In addition, temperature and conductivity are measured with a Sea-Bird CTD, chlorophyll fluorescence is measured with a Sea Tech fluorometer and beam transmission with a Sea Tech 25-cm transmissometer. The Mer-1048 acquires all the data 16 times a second, averages it to four records a second and sends it up the cable to a deck box and a Compaq-286 computer which stores the data on the hard disk. Additionally, a deck cell measures the downwelling surface irradiance in four spectral channels. Also surface PAR is measured continuously using a Biospherical Instruments QSR-240 Integrating PAR sensor. The profile data is commonly filtered to remove obvious data spikes and then binned into one-meter averages.

Raymond C. Smith, Charles R. Booth, and Jeffrey L. Star, "Oceanographic biooptical profiling system," Appl. Opt. 23, 2791-2797 (1984).


PI-supplied names:
Bio-Optical Profiling System
Bioanalyzer Bioanalyzer

A Bioanalyzer is a laboratory instrument that provides the sizing and quantification of DNA, RNA, and proteins. One example is the Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100.


PI-supplied names:
Bioanalyzer;
Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100;
Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer;
more…

Agilent BioAnalyzer RNA;
PacBio P6-C4 chemistry platform;
Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, USA)
BioSonics DT-X Digital Scientific Echosounder BioSonics DT-X Echosounder

The BioSonics DT-X Digital Scientific Echosounder is available in single or spilt beam configuration. The resultant data set comprises 38 and 120 kHz split beam data. The DT-X Digital Scientific Echosounder is used for stock assessment, biomass estimates, and habitat mapping. DT-X digital transducers are available in a range of frequencies (38, 70, 120, 200, and 420 kHz) and beam patterns in split beam or single beam. Up to 5 transducers can be mulltiplexed for simultaneous data collection in any combination of frequencies and transducer orientations. The BioSonics split beam echosounder data can be analyzed for fish quantity, individual sizes, direction of travel through the acoustic beam. Data analysis is done using BioSonics, Echoview, or Sonar4/5-Pro software (and other options are available). Additional information is available from: BioSonics DT-X Digital Echosounder (http://www.biosonicsinc.com/product-overview.asp), BioSonics (http://www.biosonicsinc.com), Echoview (http://www.echoview.com/), and Sonar4/5-Pro (http://tid.uio.no/~hbalk/sonar4_5/index.htm).


PI-supplied names:
Biosonics, Inc. DT-X echosounder;
Biospherical PAR sensor

Unspecified Biospherical PAR.  An irradiance sensor, designed to measure Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR).


PI-supplied names:
Biospherical QSP-2300 Log Scalar PAR sensor ;
Biospherical Instruments QSP-2350;
Licor PAR sensor (Biospherical Instruments) QSP-2300;
more…

Apex cosine corrected PAR Sensor ;
MQ-510 Full Spectrum Underwater Quantum Meter, Apogee;
Biospherical OSR2100 scalar PAR sensor
Biospherical QSP-200L underwater PAR Sensor QSP-200L underwater PAR

Underwater radiometer with a PAR spectral response (400-700nm). Standard configuration had a spherical collector measuring 4-pi scalar irradiance but a flat plate cosine collector was available as an identically-designated option.


PI-supplied names:
Biospherical Instruments QSP-200L4S underwater PAR sensor;
model QSP-200, Biospherical Instruments San Diego, CA
Biospherical QSR-240 surface PAR QSR-240 surface PAR

Shipboard radiometer with a PAR spectral response (400-700nm) designed to monitor surface irradiance during underwater light profile measurement. Hemispherical collector measuring 2-pi scalar irradiance.

This is a duplicate entry. Use instead: https://www.bco-dmo.org/instrument/500

Biospherical QSR-240 surface PAR QSR-240

Shipboard radiometer with a PAR spectral response (400-700nm) designed to monitor surface irradiance during underwater light profile measurement. Hemispherical collector measuring 2-pi scalar irradiance.


PI-supplied names:
QSR-240;
QSR-240 surface PAR sensor
Blender

A laboratory appliance used to mix, crush, puree or emulsify substances. A stationary blender consists of a blender container with a rotating metal blade at the bottom, powered by an electric motor that is in the base. An immersion blender configuration has a motor on top connected by a shaft to a rotating blade at the bottom, which can be used with any container.


PI-supplied names:
1000 W Ninja Professional
bomb calorimeter

A device for determining heats of combustion by igniting a sample in a high pressure of oxygen in a sealed vessel and measuring the resulting rise in temperature.


PI-supplied names:
Parr semimicro bomb calorimeter
bone cutter

A bone cutter is a surgical instrument used to cut bones or coral fragments. 


PI-supplied names:
Calcutta metal pliers
Bongo Net Bongo Net

A Bongo Net consists of paired plankton nets, typically with a 60 cm diameter mouth opening and varying mesh sizes, 10 to 1000 micron. The Bongo Frame was designed by the National Marine Fisheries Service for use in the MARMAP program. It consists of two cylindrical collars connected with a yoke so that replicate samples are collected at the same time. Variations in models are designed for either vertical hauls (OI-2500 = NMFS Pairovet-Style, MARMAP Bongo, CalVET) or both oblique and vertical hauls (Aquatic Research). The OI-1200 has an opening and closing mechanism that allows discrete "known-depth" sampling. This model is large enough to filter water at the rate of 47.5 m3/minute when towing at a speed of two knots. More information: Ocean Instruments, Aquatic Research, Sea-Gear


PI-supplied names:
Bongo Nets;
Bongo Net;
cylindrical-conical bongo net;
more…

bongo net;
;
WP2;
NOAA SEAMAP Bongo Plankton Net;
Bongo net;
71 cm diameter dual Bongo plankton net system;
Bongo tows;
71 cm diameter dual Bongo plankton net system
Bottle Bottle

A container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids.


PI-supplied names:
bottle;
Bottle;
biological oxygen demand (BOD) bottles;
more…

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) bottles;
amber glass bottles;
glass wheaton bottles;
12L GO-FLO;
Vehicle mounted bottle;
LDPE bottles;
;
HDPE bottle;
250mL Nalgene bottles
Bottom Sediment Grab Samplers BSGS

These samplers are designed to collect an accurate representative sample of the sediment bottom. The bite of the sampler should be deep enough so all depths are sampled equally. The closing mechanism is required to completely close and hold the sample as well as prevent wash-out during retrieval. Likewise, during descent the sampler should be designed to minimize disturbance of the topmost sediment by the pressure wave as it is lowered to the bottom.


PI-supplied names:
Bottom Sediment Grab Samplers;
Van Veen Grab;
Grab Core;
more…

SmithMac Grab;
Van Veen grab;
Rock grabber;
;
Grab
Box Corer Box Corer

General description of a box corer:

A box corer is a marine geological tool that recovers undisturbed soft surface sediments. It is designed for minimum disturbance of the sediment surface by bow wave effects. Traditionally, it consists of a weighted stem fitted to a square sampling box. The corer is lowered vertically until it impacts with the seabed. At this point the instrument is triggered by a trip as the main coring stem passes through its frame. While pulling the corer out of the sediment a spade swings underneath the sample to prevent loss. When hauled back on board, the spade is under the box. (definition from the SeaVox Device Catalog)

Box corers are one of the simplest and most commonly used types of sediment corers. The stainless steel sampling box can contain a surface sediment block as large as 50cm x 50cm x 75cm with negligible disturbance. Once the sediment is recovered onboard, the sediment box can be detached from the frame and taken to a laboratory for subsampling and further analysis. The core sample size is controlled by the speed at which the corer is lowered into the ocean bottom. When the bottom is firm, a higher speed is required to obtain a complete sample. A depth pinger or other depth indicator is generally used to determine when the box is completely filled with sediment. Once the core box is filled with sediment, the sample is secured by moving the spade-closing lever arm to lower the cutting edge of the spade into the sediment, until the spade completely covers the bottom of the sediment box. (definition from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).


PI-supplied names:
Box Corer;
MegaCore and Box Core;
box cores;
more…

box corers;
modified Grey-O'Hara box core;
box corer;
Box core
Bran Luebbe AA3 AutoAnalyzer Bran Luebbe AA3 AutoAnalyzer

Bran Luebbe AA3 AutoAnalyzer

See the description from the manufacturer.


PI-supplied names:
Bran Luebbe AA3 AutoAnalyzer;
Bran and Luebbe AA3 autoanalyzer;
Bran Luebbe Autoanalyzer III;
more…

bucket bucket

A bucket used to collect surface sea water samples.


PI-supplied names:
bucket;
Water Bucket;
bucket for salinity sample;
more…

bucket sample;
bucket thermometer

a thermometer embedded in a small, sturdy, thick plastic container with a rope attached.  Heave the bucket overboard and it catches water and the thermometer inside reads the temperature.


PI-supplied names:
bucket thermometer
Bushmaster

Bushmaster samplers are original instruments created at Penn State to collect hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. Hydraulic rods are attached to a very fine mesh that is deployed over the tubeworm patch of interest to collect the tubeworms and associated community. Once the assemblage is enclosed, the net is cinched closed using the submersible or ROV manipulator. This allows for quantitative collections of tubeworm communities.


PI-supplied names:
Bushmaster;
Bushmaster (BM);
calipers

A caliper (or "pair of calipers") is a device used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object. Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement on a ruled scale, a dial, or a digital display.


PI-supplied names:
Fisher Scientific Traceable Electronic Digital Caliper; manufacturer – Control Company; model # - 14-648-17, FB70250, 32599;
INOX waterproof IP54;
Fowler digital calipers;
more…

calipers;
;
Rexbeti 0–1” Digital Micrometer;
Vernier calipers;
Vernier digital caliper;
digital calipers;
Fowler UltraCal III digital calipers
CalVet CalVet

The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Vertical Egg Tow device is a type of vertical net tow. Note that mesh sizes may vary.


PI-supplied names:
CalVet
Camera camera

All types of photographic equipment including stills, video, film and digital systems.


PI-supplied names:
Camera;
camera;
Zeiss AxioCam MRc;
more…

Cool Snap-Pro monochrome digital camera;
PIV camera;
;
DC290 camera;
DC290;
Ocean Imaging Systems (OIS) DSC 10,000 digital still camera with an OIS 3831 strobe;
Black and white charge-coupled device video camera (Sentec);
video recorder;
CCTV video camera (Panasonic Corporation, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan; model WV-BP310) equipped with a Nikkor 50 mm lens (Nikon Corporation, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan; model 1433);
Photron FastCam 10K series or Kodak Motioncorder SR-3000;
Nikon DSLR D300(B);
Olympus Q-Color 5 (5.0 MP) camera;
Canon 40D digital camera with Image J;
GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition;
Sony 4K FDR-AX100 ;
camera (Nikon Coolpix S3300);
FASTCAM SA3 120K monochrome high-speed camera ;
Custom-built marine snow imaging system;
Point Grey Flea 3 camera fitted with a 105 Nikon lens separated by a 25mm bellow system;
photographed;
videotaped;
Lumenera Corp. Infinity 2 2.0 Megapixel Color CCD Camera, Navitar TV Zoom 7000 Macro lens;
Sony alpha7;
GoPro video camera;
Cannon HD Vixia HFM500 video camera;
Edgertronic SC1 camera;
Luminera Infinity 2 microscope camera;
GoPro Hero 3;
cameras;
digital cameras;
uEye video camera;
Leica MC170 HD camera;
Canon Powershot D30;
Olympus TG 5 Tough Digital Camera;
Sony 4k HD Imaging System with Deep-Sea Power and Light LED lights;
We used a custom-built marine snow imaging system;
high-resolution cameras;
Luminera® Infinity2-2 digital camera;
GoPro HERO4 video camera;
macrophotography rig;
Canon 5D mark II camera;
high definition digital video recorder;
PixeLink Megapixel Firewire Camera;
Cooled charged-coupled-device camera (AxioCam MRm );
Macrofire Monochrome CCD camera;
Olympus Tough TG-870 camera (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan);
Digital microscope-mounted camera;
Video Camera;
Zeiss AxioCam MRc black and white 8-bit CCD camera;
Allied Vision, Stingray F45;
​Microscope color camera: OMAX Microscopy 3.2MP;
Point Grey Grasshopper camera (Model GS3-U3-41C6NIR-C);
Luminera Infinity 2 microscope camera (FK170124 and EXPORTS "RR" images);
Allied Vision Technologies StingRay camera (EN572 and EN582);
Go-Pro camera;
Go-Pro cameras in custom pressure housing;
Nikon 1 J1 with a 10-30mm VR Lens;
GoPro Hero7 Black;
avA2300-25gm-Basler aviator;
Single lense reflex (SLR);
Sony AR digital camera;
Nikonos V film camera;
Nikon Coolpix 990;
Nikon DSLR digital camera;
Olympus SC180;
near-infrared sensitive cameras (Point Grey Grasshopper Camera Model GS3-U3-41C6NIR-C) ;
QlClick Camera (Teledyne Photometrics);
Zeiss AxioCam MR camera;
iPhone;
GoPro Hero 4;
Digital Camera;
Marshall Electronics;
CMOS camera (Blackfly S, Teledyne FLIR);
Canon EOS Rebel T5i digital camera;
DLSR camera;
cooled CCD camera (pco.1600MOD, PCO AG, Kelheim, Germany);
Sony camcorder (HDR-CX900);
Photron Fastcam Mini WX100;
Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300/B;
GoPro Hero 3+;
Edgertronic high-speed camera;
Photron FastCam Mini Ux100;
Olympus DP72 camera;
GoPro and Olympus Tough camera;
sCOMOS camera (Zyla 5.5, Andor Technology);
Spot Insight camera;
GoPro camera;
CMOS camera (Grasshopper, Teledyne FLIR);
Extended duration video camera manufactured by Marine Imaging Technologies (MITECH);
Leica MC170;
Olympus Tough Tg-6 digital camera;
Nikon 750 DLSR;
Nikon 750 DLSR camera;
digital camera system;
Retiga R3 CCD camera (Meyer Instruments, Houston, TX, USA)
Carbon Flux Explorer CFE

The Carbon Flux Explorer (CFE) is designed to perform sustained high-frequency observations of POC and PIC sedimentation within the upper kilometer (or twilight zone) of the ocean for seasons to years and to operate in an observational context not dependent on ships. The CFE melds the concept of current-following, sample-collecting neutrally buoyant sediment traps with photographic imaging of the particles as they are deposited in a sediment trap.

The CFE and the operation of its particle flux sensing Optical Sedimentation Recorder (OSR) have been discussed in detail in Bishop et al. (2016). CFE has a design mission capability of 8 months of hourly operations (16 months @ 2 hours) and has been demonstrated by deployments of 40 days; CFE design depth is 1500m and it has been proven to 1000 m. The system has demonstrated operations in high sea states.

Diagram: https://datadocs.bco-dmo.org/docs/302/C-SNOW/data_docs/CFE_CFE-Cal.png

Bishop, J. K. B., Fong, M. B., and Wood, T. J.: Robotic observations of high wintertime carbon export in California coastal waters, Biogeosciences, 13, 3109–3129, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3109-2016, 2016.

Bourne, H. L., Bishop, J. K. B., Wood, T. J., Loew, T. J., and Liu, Y.: Carbon Flux Explorer optical assessment of C, N and P fluxes, Biogeosciences, 16, 1249–1264, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1249-2019, 2019


PI-supplied names:
Carbon Flux Explorer;
Carbon Flux Explorer ;
Carlo Erba NC 2500 elemental analyzer Carlo Erba NC 2500 EA

A laboratory instrument that simultaneously determines total nitrogen, total hydrogen, and total carbon in a solid sample. The sample is completely and instantaneously oxidized by flash combustion, which converts all organic and inorganic substances into combustion products. The resulting combustion gases pass through a reduction furnace and are swept into the chromatographic column by the helium carrier gas. The gases are separated in the column and quantified or they can be introduced into another instrument, such as an isotope ratio mass spectrometer, for further analysis. The instrument was originally manufactured by CE instruments (formerly Carlo Erba) and has since been replaced by Thermo Scientific (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific). This model is no longer in production.


PI-supplied names:
Carlo Erba NC 2500 Elemental Analyzer
Carlo-Erba NA-1500 Elemental Analyzer Carlo-Erba NA-1500

A laboratory instrument that simultaneously determines total nitrogen and total carbon from a wide range of organic and inorganic sediment samples. The sample is completely and instantaneously oxidised by flash combustion, which converts all organic and inorganic substances into combustion products. The resulting combustion gases pass through a reduction furnace and are swept into the chromatographic column by the carrier gas which is helium. The gases are separated in the column and detected by the thermal conductivity detector which gives an output signal proportional to the concentration of the individual components of the mixture. The instrument was originally manufactured by Carlo-Erba, which has since been replaced by Thermo Scientific (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific). This model is no longer in production.


PI-supplied names:
Carlo Erba NA1500 Elemental Analyzer;
Carlo Erba 1500;
Carlo Erba elemental analyzer (EA);
more…

CHN Carlo-Erba elemental analyzer (NA1500) ;
Carlo Erba NA1500 CNS elemental analyzer;
Carlo Erba NA1500 Series 2 elemental analyzer ;
Carlo Erba CHN Elemental Analyzer (Model NA1500)
Cary 50 spectrophotometer Cary 50

A Cary 50 spectrophotometer measures absorbance (200-800 nm).


PI-supplied names:
Cary 50 spectrophotometer ;
Cary Model 50 spectrophotometer;
Varian Cary Model 50 spectrophotometer
Cavity enhanced absorption spectrometers CEAS

Instruments that illuminate a sample inside an optical cavity, typically using laser light, and measure the concentration or amount of a species in gas phase by absorption spectroscopy. Techniques include cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and integrated cavity output spectroscopy (ICOS).


PI-supplied names:
Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (G2131-i);
Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy Gas Analyzer (G2131-i);
Picarro G-2121i Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer;
more…

Picarro Inc. G5310 Cavity Ring-down Spectrometer
Cell Cultivator

An instrument used for the purpose of culturing small cells such as algae or bacteria. May provide temperature and light control and bubbled gas introduction.


PI-supplied names:
Multicultivator MC-1000 OD (Qubit Systems);
Multicultivator MC-1000 OD (Photon Systems Instruments, Drasov, Czech Republic)
Centrifuge

A machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk) or liquids from solids.


PI-supplied names:
;
centrifuge;
Centrifuge;
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Amicon Ultra 100 kDa centrifugal devices (Millipore);
Beckman J6-HC centrifuge;
5 kD membrane centrifuge;
Beckman Coulter Allegra X-12 centrifuge;
Beckman Coulter SW40Ti swinging bucket ultracentrifuge;
Air-driven ultracentrifuge (Beckman);
centrifugation;
MWCO Vivaspin units (Sartorius Stedim, Goettingen, Germany);
Eppendorf 5414 C microcentrifuge;
Fisher Scientific accuSpin 3R;
ELMI CM-7S centrifuge;
IEC clinical centrifuge;
centrifuge tubes
Ceramic tile settlement plate

An artificial colonization substrate made of ceramic tiles. It is used to determine the extent of colonization and/or the diversity of settled organisms in a marine or artificial environment.


PI-supplied names:
ceramic tiles;
Ceramic tiles
CHANnelized Optical Sensor CHANOS

CHANOS uses spectrophotometric principles to measure DIC and pH using two independent channels (Wang et al., 2015). Briefly, CHANOS consisted of syringe pumps for delivery of reagents, junction boxes containing valves, thermistors, and optical and fluidic components for DIC and pH analysis, and an electronics housing, as well as reagent bags for storage of CRM, hydrochloric acid, reference solution, and pH- sensitive indicator solution. 

Refer to Wang et al. (2015) doi: 10.1021/es504893n


PI-supplied names:
CHANnelized Optical Sensor
Chemiluminescence NOx Analyzer

The chemiluminescence method for gas analysis of oxides of nitrogen relies on the measurement of light produced by the gas-phase titration of nitric oxide and ozone. A chemiluminescence analyzer can measure the concentration of NO/NO2/NOX.

One example is the Teledyne Model T200: https://www.teledyne-api.com/products/nitrogen-compound-instruments/t200


PI-supplied names:
T200 Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation;
NoxBox instrument;
chemiluminescent detector;
more…

NOx analyzer ;
chemiluminescence;
Thermo Scientific 42i chemiluminescent NOx;
NOx analyzer;
Antek model 7090;
Antek Instruments 7050 Nitric Oxide Detector with 745 Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction Assembly;
Antek Instruments 7050 Nitric Oxide Detector;
Antek Instruments 7050 Nitric Oxide Detector with 745 Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction Assembly ;
Teledyne 200e NOx Analyzer;
Antek 7020 NO analyzer;
Teledyne T200 NOx analyzer;
Thermo 42i NOx analyzer;
Teledyne Instruments Chemiluminescence NO/NOx Analyzer;
Teledyne Chemiluminescence NO/NOx Analyzer (Model 200E)

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