Guralp Acquaris
Aquarius Autonomous Ocean Bottom System is a high-performance OBS solution developed for deep-sea applications down to 6000 meters. Its autonomous operation, reliable performance at any orientation, and free-fall deployment capability to the seafloor make it highly effective for deep-sea seismology and advanced seabed monitoring applications. With advanced features such as acoustic telemetry, orientation tracking, and remote system control, it provides a powerful and flexible solution in the field.
Product Brochure
- Suitable for deep-sea applications down to 6000 m / 19.685 ft
- System design capable of operating at any orientation
- ±90° operating tolerance, suitable for free-fall deployment
- Broadband seismometer with a flat frequency response from 120 s – 100 Hz
- User-selectable long-period corner frequency ranging from 120 s to 1 s
- Sensor response structure optimized according to different field and environmental conditions
- Integrated three-axis magnetometer for orientation tracking
- MEMS accelerometer for recording the 3D position information of the seismometer
- Advanced infrastructure for data rotation and orientation correction during post-processing
- Remote monitoring of system health parameters via acoustic telemetry
- Transmission of seabed noise performance graphs to the surface
- Remote selection of sensor frequency response via acoustic telemetry
- Remote measurement of digitizer time offset
- Near real-time transmission of triggered event data for alarm and early warning applications
- Communication infrastructure compatible with data transmission to surface receivers on buoys or platforms
- High-performance solution suitable for deep-sea seismology and advanced seabed monitoring applications
