Research Equipment
As of January 30, 2008
| Division | Name | Volume (unit) |
Description | Remark (million KRW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveying equipment |
Gravimeter | 4 | Terrestrial gravity observation | · |
| Magnetometer | 5 | Terrestrial magnetism observation | · | |
| Sub-bottom profiler | 3 | Sub-bottom structure, geological survey |
· | |
| Side scan sonar | 4 | Investigation of obstacles such as reefs and sunken ships | · | |
| Single-beam echo sounder | 17 | Sounding | · | |
| Multi-beam echo sounder | 7 | Seafloor topography surveying | · | |
| Synchronization unit | 1 | Adjustment of signal time for each equipment | · | |
| Sound velocity profiler | 3 | Underwater acoustic velocity surveying | · | |
| Bottom sampler | 1 | Sea-bottom sediments sampling | · | |
| Theodolite | 5 | Angle observation | · | |
| Level | 6 | Leveling | · | |
| Electro optical distance meter | 1 | Range finding | · | |
| Total station | 2 | Surveying angles and ranges | · | |
| Laser range finder | 2 | Finding target ranges | · | |
| Beacon receiver | 1 | Finding target positions | · | |
| Differential global positioning system | 13 | Finding target positions | · | |
| Sextant | 4 | Angle observation | · | |
| Three-arm protractor | 3 | Finding a position with the use of three targets and the resulting two angles | · | |
| Data processing system (S/W included) |
15 | Processing data taken during oceanographic surveying | · | |
| Data distribution system | 2 | Interior communication networking and data logging | · | |
| Underwater camera | 1 | Underwater videography | · | |
| Winch, UPS, and more | 9 | Aiding oceanographic research | · | |
| Subtotal | 109 | · | 10,869 | |
| Observation equipment |
Conductivity temperature depth profiler | 7 | Surveying the water depth, temperature, and salinity | · |
| Expendable bathythermograph | 2 | water depth and temperature | · | |
| Current meter | 20 | Observing flux, velocities, directions of sea currents | · | |
| Acoustic doppler current profiler | 5 | Surveying seawater currents and velocities | · | |
| Recording Doppler current profiler | 1 | Surveying currents and velocities according to seawater layers | · | |
| Wave meter | 2 | Observing wave height and length | · | |
| High rate picture transmission | 2 | Receiving data transmitted from a satellite | · | |
| Automatic weather system | 2 | Marine weather observation | · | |
| Moving vessel profiler | 1 | Measurement of acoustic velocity, water temperature, and plankton | · | |
| HF-Radar | 2 | Observation of regional sea level changes | · | |
| Movable tide gauge | 14 | Tide level observation (movable) | · | |
| Remotely operated tide gauge | 36 | Tide level observation (fixed) | · | |
| Subtotal | 94 | · | 4,868 | |
| Total | · | 203 | · | 15,737 |
- Contact
- International Cooperation Team
- Phone number
- +82-51-400-4341
