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Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
1808 136th Pl. N.E. Bellevue, WA, 98005 USA Tel: 425-643-9866 E-mail seabird@seabird.com www.seabird.com President: Dr. Norge Larson, Oceanographer Vice President: John Backes Marketing Director: Doug Bennett Engineering Director: Dave Murphy Facilities: Engineering and Administrative offices, laboratories, manufacturing, CNC machine shop, warehouse. Square Footage: approx. 30,000 Testing Capabilities: conductivity, temperature, and dissolved oxygencalibration baths (12), 10,000 psia hydrostatic pressure test vessels (3), deadweight testers, metrology laboratory - water triple-pointcells, galium melting point cells, 8400B Autosals, IAPSO Standard Seawater Number of Employees: 95 Annual Sales (US$): 25m
Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of oceanographic CTDs and integrated water sampling systems. CTDs measure conductivity, temperature, and pressure (depth), as well as dissolved oxygen and other variables, enabling oceanographers to determine salinity, density, and other properties contributing to ocean circulation, the function of marine ecosystems, and global climate dynamics. Sea-Bird has been serving customers in universities, oceanographic institutes, government agencies, engineering firms, and navies throughout the world for over 30 years, and has built a reputation for producing the most accurate data possible. The owners and top management of the company have extensive oceanographic and sea-going experience and are dedicated to advancing the science of ocean measurement
and developing new capabilities that contribute to better understanding of the oceans. Sea-Bird employs over 90 people, including 5 oceanographers, and has more than 40 products in current production to meet growing measurement challenges encountered as oceanographic research and monitoring applications employ more diverse instrument platforms. Technology Profile: Instruments are engineered to produce the most accurate data possible under the varying dynamic conditions encountered in conventional profiling from research vessels, fixed moorings, moored profilers, autonomous drifting profilers (Argo floats), AUVs, autonomous gliders, and large-scale networked sensor arrays in ocean observatories. Highest-quality ocean data derives from Sea-Bird's focus on performing most accurate calibrations possible, designing instruments that eliminate or minimize dynamic errors, and preserving initial accuracy throughout a deployment. Accuracy begins with stable sensors and circuits, and calibration in Sea-Bird's state-of-the-art automated bath systems for temperature, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen. The calibration facilities are backed by an in-house metrology laboratory where primary standards in temperature (water triple point and gallium melting point) and conductivity (IAPSO Standard Seawater) are maintained. Calibration bath data, reference sensor stability, and standards data are monitored daily and regularly reviewed for consistency by the chief scientist.
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