MARINE EXPLORATION
Mariner
Slim Profile Shallow Water Data Recorder
PRODUCT DETAILS
The Mariner is designed for extended-duration seabed ocean bottom seismic data acquisition. Nodes are ideally deployed at shallow depths down to 750 meters with continuous recording for up to 70 days.
FEATURES
- Wireless Charge and Data Download
- Continuous cable-free 4C autonomous recording
- Maximum operating depth of 750 meters
- Battery life: 70 days operation
- Built-in full resolution test generator
- Solid-state flash memory: Up to 32 GB per channel
- Internal Heading Sensor
GS-ONE Omni Geophone
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Moving Mass |
13.2 g |
0.466 oz |
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Maximum coil excursion p-p |
4.06 mm |
0.16 in. |
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Minimum coil excursion p-p |
1.02 mm |
0.04 in. |
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Diameter |
30.5 mm |
1.2 in. |
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Height |
40.7 mm |
1.6 in. |
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Weight |
130 g |
4.60 oz |
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Operating and Storage Temperature Range |
–40°C to +100°C |
–40°F to +212°F |
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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All parameters are specified with 7.5 kΩ load at 25°C in all tilt positions unless otherwise stated. |
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Frequency |
15 Hz |
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Spurious Frequency |
>160 Hz |
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Distortion at Horizontal |
0.05% Typical |
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Coil Resistance |
1450 Ω |
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Sensitivity at 70% Damping |
69.2 V/m/s (1.75 V/i/s) |
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Open-Circuit Damping |
70% |
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Distortion at all tilt angles |
<0.2% measured at 15 Hz with 0.2 in/s p-p |
MP 18 BH Hydrophone
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Nominal Capacitance (at 25°C 1atm) |
16.0 nanofarads |
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Voltage Sensitivity2 |
4 V/Bar |
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Sensitivity (dBv ref 1μPa @ 25°C) |
208 dB |
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Frequency Response (into 2 MΩ load) |
5 –1,000 Hz (typical) |
1. Safe to be used slightly below 0°C as long as water is not frozen. Do not let hydrophone be frozen in ice, as this will cause irreversible damage to the crystals.
2. Voltage Sensitivity is specified when connected to OBX.
Mariner
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MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS |
METRIC |
US |
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Length |
578 mm |
22.75 in. |
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Width |
178 mm |
7.0 in. |
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Height |
102 mm |
4.0 in. |
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Weight in Air |
7.85 kg |
17.3 lbs. |
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Weight in Seawater |
2.39 kg |
5.26 lbs. |
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Maximum Operating Pressure |
7.5 MPa/75 Bar |
1,095 psi |
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Maximum Operating Depth |
750 M |
2,460 ft. |
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Operating Temperature Range |
–5°C to +50°C |
+23°F to +122°F |
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ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS |
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Digitized 4C Recording Station: 4 Channel, 24 Bit A/D Digitizer 3C Orthogonal oriented GS-One OMNI Geophones 1 MP-18BH-2500 Hydrophone |
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Digitization |
24-bit Delta-Sigma |
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Sample Interval |
0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 ms |
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Pre-amplifier Gains |
0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 dB |
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Maximum Input Signal |
1.8Vrms |
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Equivalent Input noise (@2ms sample interval) |
0.17 μVrms |
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Gain Accuracy |
Better than 1% |
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Anti-alias Filter |
83% Nyquist |
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Instantaneous Dynamic Range |
124dB @ 2 ms sample interval |
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THD |
<0.2% |
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Distance Between Digitizer & Farthest Sensor |
<36 cm |
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Distance Between All Sensors |
<4 cm |
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Flash Memory |
16 GB or 32 GB per channel |
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Frequency Response |
1 Hz – 825 Hz @ 1/2 ms sample interval |
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Battery Life |
70 days operation |
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Internal Heading Sensor |
+/-5º |
