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Recording Current Meters
Recording Current Meters
Single Point Current Meters
  • Nortek Aquadopp
  • 2 MHz 3D Doppler current meter, with temperature and pressure (0–200 m). 2 MB memory. With stainless mooring cage, swivel and vane.
  • Nortek 10 MHz 3D Vectrino
  • Measures flow in small volume, at rates up to 25 Hz. Real-time only via 50 m cable. Upgradeable for turbulence measurements.

Profiling Current Meters
  • TELEDYNE RDI 75 kHz ‘LongRanger’ ADCP
  • 2000 m pressure sensor; 4 alkaline battery packs; typical profile range to 500–600 m. Both DR and SC cases.
  • TELEDYNE RDI 150 kHz WH Sentinel ‘Quartermaster’ ADCP
  • Either moored or vessel-mounted (BT/Transect); 2000 m pressure sensor; 4 alkaline battery packs; typical profile range to 200–350 m.
  • TELEDYNE RDI 300 kHz WH Sentinel ADCP
  • Either moored or vessel-mounted (Transect); typical profile range to 100 m, bottom-track to 200 m; directional wave capable.
  • TELEDYNE RDI 600 kHz WH Sentinel ADCP
  • Either moored or vessel-mounted (BT/Transect); typical profile range to 50 m, bottom-track to 100 m; directional wave capable.

High Frequency Profiling Current Meters
  • TELEDYNE RDI 1200 kHz WH Sentinel ADCP
  • “ZedHed” (very small blanking, and bins as small as 1 cm) with Mode 11. Either moored or vessel-mounted (BT/Transect) mode; typical profile range 20 m, bottom-track to 30 m; directional wave capable.
  • TELEDYNE RDI V50 Sentinel ADCP
  • Typical profile range 50 m; directional wave capable. 5 beams. 500 watt hour battery pack.

River & Shallow Water ADCPs
  • TELEDYNE RDI 2000 kHz StreamPro ADCP
  • With boat/float, compass, Bluetooth wireless, extended 6 m profiling range, WinRiverII and Section-by-Section software.
  • TELEDYNE RDI RiverRay ADCP (600 kHz phased array)
  • For Transects in 0.4–40 m water depths. Upgraded compass. Garmin 17xHVS GPS w/ WAAS (± 3m). Comes with trimaran boat and Software.
Ancillary Equipment
Ancillary Equipment
External Battery System
  • External battery packs available for ADCPs and Sonars
  • Provides extended deployments with rugged subsea housings.

Mounts
  • Gimbaled Bottom Mount (ASL-GBM) for ADCP, etc.
  • MSI Gimbaled Tripod for ADCPs.
  • Non-gimbaled Bottom Mount (3 ft) for ADCP, etc.
  • Non-gimbaled Bottom Mount (5 ft ‘LowPro5’) for ADCP, etc.
  • Non-gimbaled Bottom Mount (7’x9’) for ADCP, IPS, with space for MSI release-activated pop-up (not included).
  • Aluminum Bracket/Mast (boat mount for use with Direct-Reading mode ADCP).

Cages

Mooring Cage for ADCP or Ice Profiling Sonar (Dual cage). Holds up to 8 Viny floats. Syntactic floats available for deep water applications.


Cables
  • 25 m ADCP cable with 48 VDC power supply for real-time.
  • 100 m ADCP cable with RS422–RS232 converter and 48 VDC power supply for real-time.
Wave and Tide Gauges
Wave and Tide Gauges
Wave Gauges
  • SOFAR Spotter Buoy
  • Real-time directional wave measurements.
  • ASL 420 kHz Wave Sonar
  • 150 m range. Uses acoustic range to surface for direct measurement of water level/wave height. Includes 2-month battery pack.
  • RBR Ltd. Virtuoso Wave & Tide gauge
  • Large battery capacity, 1–6 Hz sampling, 25 m range.

Tide Gauges
  • RBR Ltd. XR-420TG Tide gauge
Subsea Acoustic Equipment
Subsea Acoustic Equipment
Acoustic Releases
  • EdgeTech CART LF acoustic releases – Can be used in tandem. Requires AMD200R, PACS or 8011 deck box.
  • EdgeTech PORT LF acoustic release – Can be used in tandem. Requires AMD200R, PACS or 8011 deck box.
  • EdgeTech SPORT LF acoustic release – Activated pop-up buoy. Requires AMD200R, PACS or 8011 deck box.

Acoustic Deck Units
  • EdgeTech Model AMD200R acoustic deck unit – For use with all LF Edgetech releases (CART, PORT, SPORT & 8242XS); range & orientation capable.
  • EdgeTech PACS LF acoustic deck unit – For use with all LF Edgetech releases. 20 m cable.
  • EdgeTech Model 8011M acoustic deck unit – For use with all LF Edgetech releases; range & orientation capable.

Accessories & Add-Ons
  • EdgeTech Tandem assembly – For PORT or CART releases.
  • Pop-up rope canister & Viny float – For EdgeTech acoustic release. Various rope lengths available.
Acoustic Positioning and Tracking Tools
Acoustic Positioning and Tracking Tools
Acoustic Pingers
  • Benthos acoustic pinger ALP364A/EL, 27 kHz, 0.125W.
  • Benthos acoustic pinger ALP364A/EL, 37 kHz, 0.125W.
  • JW Fishers SFP1 acoustic pingers, 32 kHz.
  • Sonotronics ManTrack pinger receiver – With omni- and directional hydrophones. 27–100 kHz.

Pinger Receivers
  • Benthos pinger receiver DPL-275XS – For surface or diver use. 5–80 kHz range.
  • RJE Int’l PRS-275 pinger receiver – For surface or diver use. 5–80 kHz range.
  • Sonotronics ManTrack pinger receiver – With omni- and directional hydrophones. 27–100 kHz.
  • Oceanetics Measurement Ltd. pinger receiver – 27, 37 & 45 kHz settings. Omni-directional hydrophone.

Transponders
  • Benthos/Datasonics acoustic transponder, UAT-376EL.
  • Benthos/Datasonics transponder interrogator DRI-267A – Provides range & bearing; diver or surface readout.
  • Benthos transponder receiver deck box ACU-266.
Water Quality
Water Quality
CTD
  • RBR Ltd. Concerto CTD – Light and compact.
  • RBR Ltd. Concerto CTD+Tu – 740 m max, with Seapoint turbidity sensor. Fast, 6 Hz.
  • RBR Ltd. Concerto CTD w/ Paros Pressure – 700 m.
  • RBR Ltd. Concerto CTD+Rinko DO – Fast thermistor; 6 Hz sampling.
  • RBR Ltd. Concerto CTD – Fast 6Hz; Twist On/Off; Wi-Fi RBR Ltd. XR-420 CTD.
  • Plastic cage for RBR CTD’s (no effect on inductive C-cell)
  • SeaBird 37SM(P) CTD – Pumped.

Loggers
  • JFE Advantech Alec Compact CLW-USB logger – Chlorophyll, turbidity & temperature. 250 m max. With wiper.
  • JFE Advantech Alec AROW2-USB Rinko DO logger – With temperature. With wiper.
  • RBR TR1050P Temperature Loggers.
  • RBR SOLO-T Temperature Loggers.
  • ANB Sensor – Calibration-free, solid-state, multi-parameter pH, Conductivity and temperature sensor.

Accessories
  • Plastic cage for RBR CTD’s (no effect on inductive C-cell)
SONAR
SONAR
Scanning
  • Imagenex 881A scanning sonar – Real time via 15 m cable, or with custom IRIS data logger. Variable frequency (310 kHz to 1 MHz) and gain settings. Switchable RS232 or RS485 (for ROVs).
  • ASL IRIS Data Logger for Imagenex 881A Sonar – Stores files in raw Imagenex format. Operating software allows multiple/burst scans.

Ice Profiling
  • ASL Ice Profiling Sonar IPS-5 – 420 kHz, measures ice draft at 1–2 Hz sampling for periods up to 9 months.
  • ASL Shallow Water Ice Profiler SWIPS – Internal battery. Typically 20 m range.

Fish and Zooplankton Profiling
  • ASL Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler AZFP – Four frequency: 67-125-200-455 kHz.
  • ASL Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler AZFP with frame – Four frequency: 67.5-125-200-455 kHz.
Flotation Equipment
Flotation Equipment
Subsurface Flotation for ADCP
  • OpenSeas SubsA2 – Low-drag torpedo with two 12B3 Viny floats. Standard configuration to hold TRDI WH ADCP.
  • OpenSeas SubsB3 – Low-drag torpedo with three 12B3 Viny floats.
  • MSI Ellipsoid Buoy EB-F-P5 for WH ADCP – Low drag. Holds WH ADCP.
  • Flotation Technologies M40 – For ADCP. Syntactic foam, 1500 m rated, 418 lb net buoyancy.

Flotations for Deep Deployments
  • Nautilus Vitronex 17” Glass Float – With hardhat & Eddy Grip; 57 lb net buoyancy, 6700 m.
  • Benthos 17” Glass Float – With hardhat, 48 lb buoyancy, 6700 m.

General-Purpose Flotation
  • Flotation Technologies CF-12HD – Bolt-on cable float. Syntactic foam, 1500 m rated, 6 lb net buoyancy.
  • Viny Float, 12B3 – 20 kg buoyancy, 200 m.

Marker Buoys
  • Mesemar PBM15-1 Polyethylene surface buoy – 1.5 m diameter.
Navigation
Navigation
GPS
  • Garmin 525S GPS – With dual frequency echo sounder (50, 200 kHz). GPS is WAAS enabled for differential corrections. Serial output of lat, long and depth.

Echosounder
  • Furuno satellite compass SC-30 – Great for the Arctic or anywhere a regular compass is unreliable. NMEA output. With RD33 digital display.
SONAR
Location Aids
Satellite Beacons
  • XEOS Kilo Iridium beacon. (satellite usage costs extra) XEOS XMi-11k Iridium beacon. 11,000 m rated. (satellite usage costs extra)

VHF
  • DF500N hand-held direction finding receiver.

Flashers
  • Metocean Data Systems RF700C6 RF Beacons.
  • RF transmission and flashing light when on surface.
SONAR
Weather Stations
Compass
  • Hobo Weather Station.
  • Air temperature, pressure, wind speed and direction. 2 m mast. Runs on batteries.
  • Airmar Ultrasonic Weather Stn 220WX

Full Scale
  • FTS weather station. /li> Self-contained; 10 m mast, with wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, solar panel/battery
SONAR
Other Field Equipment
Field Equipment
  • ASD FieldSpec HandHeld2 spectrometer (325-1075 nm).
  • Field spectro-radiometer for collecting spectral measurements in the field.
  • Kahl Scientific meter wheel.
  • For ¼” wire rope. 6” or 12” With counter.
  • RTSys Noise Recorders.
  • Underwater noise recorder; 1000m; with Pr and Temp, Geospectrum M36-V35-900 hydrophone; 512 GB microSD card; 4 TB hard disk drive
  • Battery powered capstan.
  • Portable battery powered capstan; 1000kg max pull; 11.6 m/min speed.

Sampling Equipment
  • Niskin bottle.
  • General Oceanics Model 1010, 2.5 liter.
  • Ponar Grab Sampler “petite”, small.
  • 6”x6” all stainless.
  • Ponar Grab Sampler, large.
  • 9”x9” all stainless

Contact Us

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  • Address: ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.
    #1-6703 Rajpur Place, Saanichton, BC V8M 1Z5, Canada
  • Phone: (250) 656-0177
  • Email: [email protected]
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