1. Product Advantages

• High Accuracy: Ensures unmatched short-term and long-term accuracy through individual calibration procedures.

• Very Robust and Deep-Rated: Features a robust design with a depth rating of up to 6000 m for profiling.

• Very Fast Response Time: Delivers fast response times, especially when paired with optional flow pumps.

• User-Friendly: Designed according to the Plug and Play principle with all required cables, connectors, and software included.

• Versatile Integration: Easy integration into almost every oceanographic measurement system and platform.

• Long-Term Deployment Capability: Capable of unattended long-term deployments using flexible power management features and optional battery packs.

2. Quality Detection

• Individual In-Situ Calibration: All sensors are individually calibrated in a water tank simulating deployment temperature.

• Sophisticated Reference Verification: A sophisticated reference detector verifies pCO2 concentrations in the calibration tank.

• Daily Reference Recalibration: The reference sensor is recalibrated with secondary standards on a daily basis to maintain precision.

3. Product Parameters

• Detection Principle: IR absorption spectrometry via a custom thin-film composite membrane.

• Depth Rating: Up to 6000 m (profiling).

• Analogue Output: 0 V to 5 V.

• Accessories and Options:

  • Internal data logger

  • External CONTROS HydroB battery packs

  • External pump (SBE-5T or SBE-5M)

  • ROV and AUV installation packages

  • Profiling and mooring frames

  • Anti-fouling head for conditions with significant biofouling pressure

  • CO2 flow-through sensor for underway (FerryBox) and lab applications

4. Product Models

• CONTROS HydroC CO2 Sensor

5. Product Purpose

• Designed for underwater measurement and monitoring of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) across deep-sea, profiling, mooring, and autonomous vehicle platforms.

6. Product Application

• Deep-Sea Profiling and Moorings: Deployment on profiling systems, mooring frames, and deep-water installations up to 6000 m.

• Autonomous and Remote Vehicles: Integration into ROV and AUV platforms.

• Long-Term Unattended Field Studies: Extended deployment in high biofouling or remote environments using anti-fouling heads and battery packs.