Float Lab

Floats are carefully tested prior to deployment.

Floats ready for testing in the NOAA PMEL float lab.JPG

Floats ready for testing in the NOAA PMEL float lab.JPG

APEX float in the lab.JPG

APEX float in the lab.JPG

Float salinity calibration checks at PMEL. Salt water is run in parallel through each float CTD and a lab reference to confirm that they agree to within 0.01 PSS-78.JPG

Float salinity calibration checks at PMEL. Salt water is run in parallel through each float CTD and a lab reference to confirm that they agree to within 0.01 PSS-78.JPG

Checking float salinity against the calibrated reference float head.jpg

Checking float salinity against the calibrated reference float head.jpg

CTD salinity calibration checks for Navis floats in the lab.jpg

CTD salinity calibration checks for Navis floats in the lab_r1.jpg

Moving a 55 lb float with cowling off and air bladder inflated.jpg

Moving a 55 lb float with cowling off and air bladder inflated.jpg

Lake Washington test of the pressure activation of a new float tethered with mono filiment line.JPG

Lake Washington test of the pressure activation of a new float tethered with mono filiment line.JPG

After test of pressure activation feature for a new float in Lake Washington, tethered with mono filiment line.JPG

After test of pressure activation feature for a new float in Lake Washington, tethered with mono filiment line.JPG

Dock test of floats programmed for a simulated mission deployment, including transmission check, at NOAA PMEL.JPG

Dock test of floats programmed for a simulated mission deployment, including transmission check, at NOAA PMEL.JPG

Navis floats ready for a dock (mock mission) test.jpg

Navis floats ready for a dock (mock mission) test_r1.jpg

Preparing Navis for a dock (mock mission) test.jpg

Preparing Navis for a dock (mock mission) test_r1.jpg

Floats and shipping containers in NOAA PMEL float lab.jpg

Floats and shipping containers in NOAA PMEL float lab.jpg

APEX profiling floats.jpg

APEX profiling floats.jpg

Navis profiling floats.JPG

Navis profiling floats.JPG

Miles Dunkin (NIWA) listening for float piston motor mechanism on the RV Tangaroa (courtesy of MFishLINZ).jpg

Miles Dunkin (NIWA) listening for float piston motor mechanism on the RV Tangaroa (courtesy of MFishLINZ).jpg