Instrument: Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor

Acronym: SBE-4 Conductivity
External Identifier: skos:closeMatch: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0417/

Description

The Sea-Bird SBE-4 conductivity sensor is a modular, self-contained instrument that measures conductivity from 0 to 7 Siemens/meter. The sensors (Version 2; S/N 2000 and higher) have electrically isolated power circuits and optically coupled outputs to eliminate any possibility of noise and corrosion caused by ground loops. The sensing element is a cylindrical, flow-through, borosilicate glass cell with three internal platinum electrodes. Because the outer electrodes are connected together, electric fields are confined inside the cell, making the measured resistance (and instrument calibration) independent of calibration bath size or proximity to protective cages or other objects.


Dataset NamePI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
Processed CTD data with thermodynamic calculations from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE2207 to the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS) station in April 2022Conductivity sensor (Seabird) SBE 4C
CTD data from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE2207 to the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS) station in April 2022Conductivity sensor (Seabird) SBE 4C
Two decibar averaged CTD profiles collected at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site from October 1988 through June 2025
Two decibar averaged CTD profiles collected during BATS Validation (BVAL) cruises from April 1991 through July 2025
Dissolved nutrient data from RVIB Nathaniel B Palmer cruise (NBP18-01) in the Amundsen and Ross Seas from December 2017 to March 2018Sea-Bird 4C conductivity sensor
Hydrography sensor data from trace metal rosette (TMR) casts at 26 stations near coastal Antarctica during RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruise NBP18-01 from Dec 2017 to Feb 2018Trace metal rosette had hydrographic sensors including Sea-Bird 4C 10500m conductivity sensor   Sea-Bird 4C 10500m conductivity sensor
Copepod species abundances from MOCNESS tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson and R/V Malcolm Baldridge cruises in the Arabian Sea from 1994-1995 (Arabian Sea project, Arabian Sea Diapausing Copepods project)SBE-4 Conductivity
Mooring meteorological data from the Georges Crest mooring on Georges Bank from Oct. 1994 - Jan. 1995SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Mooring meteorological data from the Georges Crest mooring on Georges Bank from Oct. 1994 - Jan. 1995SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Mooring temperature, salinity, fluor data from the Georges Crest mooring on Georges Bank from Oct. 1994 - Jan. 1995SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Mooring temperature, salinity, fluor data from the Georges Crest mooring on Georges Bank from Oct. 1994 - Jan. 1995SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Mooring bio-optical data from the Georges Crest mooring on Georges Bank from Apr - Sept. 1995SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Mooring meteorological data from the Georges Crest mooring Crest on Georges Bank from Apr - Sept. 1995SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Mooring temperature, salinity, fluor data from the Georges Crest mooring on Georges Bank from Apr - Sept. 1995 (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Mooring data from the Crest mooring on Georges Bank from 1994-1995 as part of the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank project (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Processed CTD data from all sensors mounted on the rosette from R/V Knorr cruise KN210-04 in the Western Atlantic Ocean between Uruguay and Barbados in 2013 (Deep Atlantic DOM project)A dual SBE3T/SBE4C sensor system for temperature and conductivity was equipped on the CTD rosette. Dual SBE3T/SBE4C
CTD data with beam attenuation and fluorescence from R/V Endeavor cruise EN198 in the North Atlantic (U.S. JGOFS NABE project)A Sea-Bird conductivity cell used to collect conductivity. Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor
CTD hydrographic and nutrients data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN496 in July 2011 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SBE model 4 Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor
CTD hydrographic and nutrient data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN509 in May-June 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SBE model 4 Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor
CTD profile data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN496 in July 2011 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SBE model 4 Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor
CTD profile data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN509 in May-June 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SBE model 4 Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor
CTD data from the Fixed Station cruises of the TRANSPORT program on the R/V Hugh R. Sharp (HRS110714EN, HRS120711EN) in the Choptank River, Chesapeake Bay during 2011-2012 (TRANSPORT project)
CTD data from R/V Seward Johnson and R/V Knorr cruises collected in the Tropical Eastern Pacific from 2007-2009 (ETP project)Seabird 4C conductivity sensor
Two decibar averaged CTD profiles collected at the Hydrostation S site in the Sargasso Sea from October 1988 (cruise #60643) through June 2025 (cruise #61501)
CTD data from ARSV Laurence M. Gould LMG1110 in the Southern Ocean from November to December 2011 (Salp_Antarctic project)Calibration sheet for primary conductivity sensor with model and serial numbers. Calibration sheet for secondary conductivity sensor with model and serial numbers. Conductivity sensors
CTD casts collected at station Kahe and ALOHA between June 15 and June 24, 2019 onboard R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM1910.Conductivity Sensor - SBE Model 4-02/0 (dual) Conductivity Sensor - SBE Model 4-02/0 (dual)
CTD hydrography from bottle casts for euphotic zone experiments from R/V Melville cruise MV1008 in the Costa Rica Dome in 2010 (CRD FLUZiE project)The SBE9plus CTD contained dual SBE4C conductivity sensors. SBE4C
All cruise CTD profiles, at 1 decibar intervals, from R/V Melville cruise MV1008 in the Costa Rica Dome in 2010 (CRD FLUZiE project)The SBE9plus CTD contained dual SBE4C conductivity sensors. SBE4C
Deep-sea benthos counts from cores (>300 micron), Pacific US continental rise from R/V Point Sur PS0819 from 2008-2008 (Species ranges project)Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor
Fish larvae growth rates and related data from MOCNESS tows from the R/V Albatross IV, R/V Seward Johnson, R/V Oceanus, R/V Edwin Link cruises in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, from 1992-1999 (GB project)Seabird temperature (Model 3) and conductivity (Model 4) sensors were mounted on MOCNESS hauls. Sea-Bird SBE-4 Conductivity Sensor
Nutrients and bottle oxygen measured by the Scripps ODF group on the US GEOTRACES GP17-OCE cruise on R/V Roger Revelle (RR2214) from December 2022 to January 2023 in the South Pacific and Southern Oceansprimary conductivity sensor (SBE4C)
Bio-optical data from 1995-1996 from a mooring deployed on the Northeast Peak of Georges Bank as part of the U.S. GLOBEC program.SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Meteorological data from 1995-1996 from a mooring deployed on the Northeast Peak in Georges Bank as part of the U.S. GLOBEC program (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1995 (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1996 (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1996 (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1996SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Physcial data from GLOBEC Georges Bank Long-term Moored Array Component on the Northeast Peak, Feb-June 1997.SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed 1997 on Northeast Peak collected from the GB NEP Mooring NE_Peak, NEP_buoy_dep2 from the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Physical data from GLOBEC Georges Bank Long-term Moored Array Component on the Northeast Peak, Feb-June 1997.SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1998 (GB project)SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1998SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1998SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak in 1999SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Data from mooring deployed on Northeast Peak in the Georges Bank, Northeast Peak from 1999SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Physcial data from GLOBEC Georges Bank Long-term Moored Array Component on the Northeast Peak, Mar-Aug 1999SBE-4 Conductivity SBE-4
Processed CTD data (binned) and station information for the PE21-18 Microbial DO respir cruise (15 total casts) aboard the R/V Pelican during April and May 2021The data was collected using a SeaBird 911 plus system with 12-12 liter Niskin bottles. The instruments included in the 911 plus suite are dual Temperature (SBE 3), dual Conductivity (SBE 4), and dual Oxygen (SBE 43) sensors. Additionally, the suite included an SBE 27 pH/Oxidation, Chelsea Aquatracka 3 Chl_a, and a Wetlabs CDOM. Serial numbers and calibration information is stored in the Header Information included in the .cnv files. dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensor
Processed CTD data (unbinned) and station information for the PE21-18 Microbial DO respir cruise (15 total casts) aboard the R/V Pelican during April and May 2021The data was collected using a SeaBird 911 plus system with 12-12 liter Niskin bottles. The instruments included in the 911 plus suite are dual Temperature (SBE 3), dual Conductivity (SBE 4), and dual Oxygen (SBE 43) sensors. Additionally, the suite included an SBE 27 pH/Oxidation, Chelsea Aquatracka 3 Chl_a, and a Wetlabs CDOM. Serial numbers and calibration information is stored in the Header Information included in the .cnv files. dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensor
Processed CTD data (binned) from 24 casts conducted on R/V Pelican cruise PE22-03 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in August 2021dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensors
Processed CTD data from 24 casts conducted on R/V Pelican cruise PE22-03 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in August 2021dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensors
Processed CTD data (binned) from 20 casts conducted on R/V Pelican cruise PE23-20 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in May 2023dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensors
Processed CTD data from 20 casts conducted on R/V Pelican cruise PE23-20 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in May 2023dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensors
Processed CTD data (averaged into 1-meter depth bins) from 26 casts conducted on R/V Pelican cruise PE24-03 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in August 2023dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensors
Processed CTD data from 26 casts conducted on R/V Pelican cruise PE24-03 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in August 2023dual Conductivity (SBE 4) sensors
Sample logs from the Fixed Station cruises of the TRANSPORT program on R/V Hugh R. Sharp (HRS110714EN, HRS120711EN) in the Choptank River, Chesapeake Bay during 2011-2012 (TRANSPORT project)
CTD summary data from phytoplankton monitoring sites in Juneau, AK sampled from 2015-2016 (SEAK-AHAB project)Equipped on CTD SBE-4C conductivity sensor
TEP and CSP particle concentrations from samples collected from Station ALOHA to 31ºN in the North Pacific in June 2021 on the R/V Kilo Moana cruise KM2108