Mariner Deep
Extended Duration Ocean Bottom Recorder

PRODUCT DETAILS
Featuring 10Hz geophones, Mariner Deep is designed for extended-duration seabed ocean bottom seismic data acquisition. Nodes can be deployed in depths exceeding 3,048 meters (10,000ft) with continuous recording for up to 200 days.
Features
- Continuous, cable-free 4C autonomous recording
- Low frequency 10 Hz geophones
- Battery module: 200 days operation
- Built-in, full-resolution test generator
- Solid-state flash memory: 32 GB per channel
- Internal Heading Sensor
- 3 Component Magnetic Sensor
- ±5° Accuracy
- Measurements written to header every 2,000 samples
GS-ONE OMNI 10 HZ Geophone
Physical Specifications
Moving Mass
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13.2g
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0.466 oz
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Maximum coil excursion p-p
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6.10 mm
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0.240 in.
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Minimum coil excursion p-p
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0.89 mm
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0.035 in.
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Diameter
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30.5 mm
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1.2 in.
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Height
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43.2 mm
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1.7 in.
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Weight
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125 g
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4.40 oz
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Operating and Storage Temperature Range
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–40°C to +100°C
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–40°F to +212°F
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Electrical Specifications
All parameters are specified with 7.5 kΩ load at 25°C in all tilt positions unless otherwise stated.
Frequency
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10 Hz
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Spurious Frequency
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150 Hz
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Open Circuit Sensitivity
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100V/m/s (2.55 V/i/s)
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Resistance with Shunt
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2500 Ω
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Sensitivity at 70% Damping
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85 V/m/s (2.15 V/in/s)
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Total Damping
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70%
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Distortion at all tilt angles
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<0.2% measured at 12 Hz with 0.1 in/s p-p
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Hydrophone
Physical Specifications
Maximum Operating Pressure
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30.4 MPa (4,400 psi)
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Maximum Working Depth
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3,048 m (10,000 ft.)
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Operating Temperature Range
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–10 to +75°C (+14 to 167°F)
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Electrical Specifications
Nominal Capacitance(at 25°C 1atm)
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10.0 nanofarads
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Voltage Sensitivity
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8.9 μV/μBar
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Sensitivity (dBv ref 1μPa @ 25°C)
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–201 dB re 1V/μPa
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Frequency Response (into 2 MΩ load)
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1 –30,000 Hz
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Mechanical Specifications (Housing)
Metric
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US
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Length
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358 mm
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14.1 in.
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Width
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222 mm
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8.8 in.
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Height
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118 mm
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4.7 in.
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Weight in Air
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18 kg
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39.6 lbs.
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Weight in Seawater
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12 kg
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26.4 lbs.
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Maximum Operating Pressure
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30.4 MPa/304 Bar
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4,400 psi
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Maximum Operating Depth
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3,048 M
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10,000 ft.
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Operating Temperature Range
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–5°C to +60°C
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+23°F to +140°F
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Storage Temperature Range
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–10°C to +60°C
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+14°F to +140°F
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ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Digitized 4C Recording Station: 4 Channel, 24 Bit A/D Digitizer 3C Orthogonal oriented GS-One OMNI 10Hz -Geophones 1 Hydrophone
Digitization
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24-bit Delta-Sigma
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Sample Interval
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0.5, 1, 2, 4 ms
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Pre-amplifier Gains
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0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 dB
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Maximum Input Signal
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1.8 Vrms
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Equivalent Input noise (@2ms sample interval)
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0.12 μVrms
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Gain Accuracy
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Better than 1%
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Anti-alias Filter
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83% Nyquist
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Instantaneous Dynamic Range
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129dB @ 2 ms sample interval
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THD
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<0.2%
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Distance Between Digitizer & Farthest Sensor
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<18 cm
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Distance Between All Sensors
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<11 cm
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Flash Memory
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32 GB per channel
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Frequency Response
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1 Hz – 825 Hz @ 1/2 ms sample interval
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Battery Module
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200 days operation
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