SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor

The SBE 43 and SBE 43F are individually calibrated, high-accuracy oxygen sensor to assist in critical hypoxia and ocean stoichiometric oxygen chemistry research on a variety of profiling and moored platforms. Careful choices of materials, geometry, and sensor chemistry are combined with superior electronics and calibration methodology to yield significant gains in performance. The SBE 43 is designed for use in a CTD’s pumped flow path, providing optimal correlation with CTD measurements. The SBE 43F frequency output sensor can be integrated with SBE 52-MP or Glider Payload CTD, or used for OEM applications (requires OEM circuit board). Elapsed time between the CTD and associated oxygen measurement is easily quantified, and corrected for, in post-processing. The black plenum and plumbing’s black tubing blocks light, reducing in-situ algal growth. Plumbing isolates the SBE 43 from continuous exposure to the external environment, allowing trapped water to go anoxic and minimizing electrolyte consumption between samples for moored deployments.
SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor

Key Features

  • Voltage or frequency output. Fully and individually calibrated; calibration drift rates of less than 0.5% over 1000 hours of operation (on time). For use in CTD pumped flow path, optimizing correlation with CTD measurements. Oxygen measurement dramatically improved because of improved temperature response. Signal resolution increased by on-board temperature compensation. Continuous polarization eliminates stabilization wait-time after power-up. Hysteresis largely eliminated in upper ocean (1000 m) due to improved temperature response. Hysteresis at greater depths predicatable and correctable in post-processing. No degradation of signal or calibration when used for profiling in hydrogen sulfide environments. 600 or 7000 m housing. Five-year limited warranty (during warranty period, one sensor re-charge [electrolyte refill, membrane replacement, recalibration] performed free of charge).

Parameters Measured

Specifications

Specification Value
Communication Options Frequency , analog
Depth Rating (Meters) 600m, 7000m
Power Source External
Housing Material Options Plastic, Titanium
Connector MCBH , IE55
Power Consumption 6.5 - 24 VDC; 60 milliwatts (SBE 43) or 45 milliwatts (SBE 43F)
Accuracy ± 2% of saturation
Software Seasoft© V2

Content

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Application Note
01.01.24
AN64-SBE 43 DO Sensor Background Information, Deployment Recommendations, and Cleaning and Storage
Care and maintenance
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Application Note
01.01.24
AN64.1-SBE 43 DO Sensor Plumbing Installation with Pump on a CTD
Configuration and use
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Application Note
01.01.24
AN64.2-SBE 43 DO Sensor Calibration and Data Corrections
Calibration
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Application Note
01.01.24
AN64.3-SBE 43 DO Sensor Hysteresis Corrections
Configuration and use
Case Study
04.01.18
SeaExplorer Glider Sets Endurance Record with a Sea-Bird Scientific Glider Payload CTD
Sea-Bird Scientific’s Glider Payload CTD (GPCTD) was deployed on a SeaExplorer glider for a record-setting 60-day, 1,183 km mission in the Mediterranean Sea, demonstrating exceptional endurance and data quality.
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Conference Poster
03.01.08
Improvements to the SBE 43 Oxygen Calibration Algorithm
David Murphy, Nordeen Larson, and Brad Edwards, Sea-Bird Scientific, From Poster Presentation, 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando Florida, 2 - 7 March 2008
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White Paper
06.01.07
Getting More Mileage out of Dissolved Oxygen Sensors in Long-Term Moored Applications
Sea-Bird Scientific’s SBE 43 dissolved oxygen sensor offers stable, long-term performance in moored deployments, with calibration drift primarily due to membrane fouling that can be easily corrected using a single reference point either in the field or during post-processing.
Case Study
07.28.26
International Collaboration Between NCW, KAUST, & OceanX Drives Scientific Discovery in the Red Sea
NCW, KAUST, and OceanX Probe Deep Sea Depressions and Oxygen Dynamics in the Red Sea Using the Sea-Bird Scientific SBE 9/11plus CTD and SBE 43 Oxygen Sensor

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