Instrument costs#
Warning
These are ballpark estimates only! May still useful to get some idea for budget purposes, etc - but:
Use at your own peril!
Remeber that prices vary and are not fixed in time!
Ocean instruments#
Instrument |
Type |
Ballpark cost (NOK) |
|---|---|---|
RBR Concerto |
CTD |
100 000 |
RBR Concerto + Chl/PAR |
CTD+ |
200-250 000 |
RBR Solo |
Temp |
ca 7 500 |
SBE56 |
Temp |
7 500 |
SBE37 (unpumped) |
CTD |
160 000 |
RDI 300kHz |
ADCP |
350 000 ($28 000 in 2017) |
RDI 150kHz |
ADCP |
($44 000 in 2017) |
Other#
Type |
Ballpark cost (NOK) |
|
|---|---|---|
Kevlar line |
Mooring gear |
ca 100 per meter |
Ixblue Oceanos R5 |
Acoustic release |
160 000 |
BARC |
Acoustic release (shallow) |
60 000 |
ARGOS beacon |
Mooring gear |
60 000 |
Float for 2x 300 kHz ADCPS |
Mooring gear |
115 000 |
SBE37 batteries |
Mooring gear |
Around 1 000 per instrument |
ADCP batteries |
Mooring gear |
around 20 000 per instrument |
SBE37 calibration |
Mooring service |
around 11 500 per instrument |
Consumables (chackles, chains, etc) |
Mooring gear |
100 000 for 6 full moorings per deployemnt |