IBRV Araon
Introduction of the Ice-breaking Research Vessel
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Research Areas
Dry Research laboratory
- Computer laboratory, LAN office, uninterruptible power supply room, sonar and geophysical laboratory, marine equipment laboratory, meteorological data processing laboratory, electronic measurement laboratory, gravity measurement laboratory
Wet Research laboratory
- Sediment Sample Laboratory, Baltic Room, Seawater Analysis and Processing Laboratory, Autosal Room, Chemical Analysis Laboratory, Biological Laboratory, etc.
Major Equipment
| No | Equipment Name | Purpose | Specifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADCP/LADCP | Velocity measurement | Freq:38kHz |
| 2 | Scientific Fish Finder | Fish detection | Freq:38,120,200kHz |
| 3 | Low Fre. Omni-Directional Fishery Sonar | Omni-directional fish detection | Freq:24/26/28kHz |
| 4 | Multi-Beam Echo Sounder | Depth measurement using sound waves | Freq:12kHz |
| 5 | Precision Depth Recorder | More precise depth measurement | Freq:12/38kHz |
| 6 | Sub-Bottom Profiler | Structure and thickness measurement of sediment | Freq:2.5kHz ~ 7kHz |
| 7 | Compressor System | Compressed air generation | GA90W/Air Receiver/CT |
| 8 | Aerosol Sizing Instrument | Atmospheric aerosol size observation | Heating Control:0~300 degrees |
| 9 | LIDAR | Atmospheric boundary layer structure analysis | Range: more than 12km wavelength: 532nm |
| 10 | Attitude and Positioning System | Sound equipment position and attitude correction | Heading Accuracy:0.02˚ Roll/Pitch Accuracy:0.02˚ Heave Accuracy:5cm or 5% |
| 11 | Salinometer | Salinity measurement | Measurement Range : 0.0001:1.15 Conductivity Ratio 0.004 to 76mS/cm 0.005 to 42 Equivalent Practical PSU |
| 12 | Acoustic Synchronizer System | Interference elimination of sound equipment | Synchronizing up to 12 acoustic system Better than 1 msec timing resolution |
| 13 | Marine Gravity Meter | Gravity measurement | Resolution:0.01mGal Static Repeatability:0.05mGal Accuracy at Sea:1.00mGal |
| 14 | Marine Magnetometer | Magnetic force measurement | Absolute accuracy:0.2nT Sensitivity:0.01nT Resolution:0.001nT |
| 15 | Wavemeter | Digging measurement | Significant Wave Height -Range:0~5m, Accuracy:0.25~0.5m -Range:Above 5m, Accuracy:below 10 |
| 16 | Underwater Undulating Instrument System | Sensor mounted towing equipment | Towing speed:0.5 ~ 10knot Operating Depth:0 ~ 400m |
| 17 | Multi-Channel Seismic System | Exploding the submarine geological structure | Streamer CH:120 Air Gun Vol:1200 cu in |
| 18 | TV Grab | Taking the sea floor by remote control | Working depth:6000m까지 Grab size:2 X 2ft |
| 19 | MOCNESS | Real Time, Salinity, Temperature Measurement | Net size:333 micron mesh No of Net:9 Length of Net:6.0m |
| 20 | LAN system | Data Sharing and Internet | Double line :Master/Slave Server/Ship's Signal Interface Unit/High-speed wireless data communication system /Satellite internet system /Digital image information system |
| 21 | Satellite Receiver | Atmospheric and Ocean Analysis Processing | Radome attenuation:0.15dB or less L-Band Input Freq:1680~1710Mhz S-Band Input Freq:2207~2267Mhz |
| 22 | CTD | Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Measurement | Temperature:-5 to 35 degrees Conductivity:0 ~ 7 S/m Pressure:0 ~ 10500 meter |
| 23 | Sea Water Analyzer | Continuous wet chemical analysis | Take 120 sample cups up to 5mL Fiber optic detector for Nutrient |
| 24 | Weather station | ||
| 25 | Long Corer System | Marine sediment drilling | Piston Core method. / Drilling marine sediments up to 39m deep. |