MicroRider

Self-contained Turbulence Instrument Package

The MicroRider is a small instrument package for turbulence microstructure measurements, designed to integrate with a variety of instrument carriers, such as Ocean Gliders, AUV, ROV, CTD rosettes, and profiling floats.

The MicroRider is successfully integrated into the following platforms:

• Teledyne Webb Slocum glider
• Hydroid Remus 100 AUV
• Hydroid Remus 6000 AUV
• Bluefin Spray glider
• Moored turbulence package
• SeaSoar Towed Vehicle
• CTD rosette sampler

MR on Slocum glider (photo by B. Allsup, Webb Research Inc.)	MR on Remus 6000 AUV (photo by A. Sodermans, RSI)	MR on Remus 100 AUV  (photo by L. Goodman, UMASS)
MR on Spay glider (photo by JJ. Park, WHOI)	MR on mooring (photo by Helge Bryhni, UIB)	MR on SeaSoar (photo by Shaun Johnston, SIO)
	MR on CTD rosette (photo by R.S. Tseng, NSYSU Taipeh)

Features:

• Internal Data Recording
• 1000 m pressure rating (6000 m option available)
• Up to five turbulence sensors
  • 2x SPM-38-1 microstructure turbulence shear probes
  • 2x FP07-38-1 microstructure fast thermistors
  • 1x SBE7-38 microstructure conductivity sensor*
  • 1x High resolution pressure sensor;
  • 2x high-accuracy accelerometers,
  • 1x tilt sensor;
• Support for Seabird SBE-3F / SBE-4C WOCE accuracy temperature and conductivity sensor∗;
  
• Tapered nose cone to reduce flow deformation;
  
• Safety bulkheads to protect main pressure case from water ingress;
• On/Off indicator mounted on nose cone *;
• On-board data acquisition with 4 GB memory (up to 16 GB available);
• High-fidelity signal conditioning using signal derivate technique.      

Further Information

Download detailed specifications here: microRider_specs.pdf >>>