CSIRO Oceanographic Calibration Facility

Site

CSIRO Marine Laboratories

Accreditation No.

2981

Site No.

2974

Date of Accreditation

03 Sep 1990

Address

Castray Esplanade
Hobart, TAS 7000
Australia

csiro.au/en/research/natural-environment/oceans/Oceanographic-Calibration

Contact

Mr Kai van den Hoff P: +61 (03) 62325321

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

CSIRO Marine Laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Calibration

  • The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Pressure metrology - Pressure and vacuum measuring equipment Pressure transducers Absolute pressure; Gauge pressure Comparison with dead weight tester; Comparison with reference instrument

Capability

Including the pressure function of Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) instruments between 0 to 11 000 dBar (110 000 kPa)

with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -

Gauge pressure calibration in the range -

0.004% of reading + 0.004 dbar (0.04 kPa) from 2 dbar (20 kPa) to 250 dbar (2500 kPa)

0.006% of reading + 0.004 dbar (0.04 kPa) from 250 dbar (2500 kPa) to 350 dbar (3500 kPa)

0.007% of reading + 0.015 dbar (0.15 kPa) from 350 dbar (3500 kPa) to 11 000 dbar (110 000 kPa)

Absolute pressure calibration in the range 

0.004% of reading + 0.004 dbar (0.04 kPa) from atmospheric pressure to 260 dbar (2600 kPa)

0.006% of reading + 0.004 dbar (0.04 kPa) from 260 dbar (2600 kPa) to 360 dbar (3600 kPa)

0.007% of reading + 0.015 dbar (0.15 kPa) from 360 dbar (3600 kPa) to 11 000 dbar (110 000 kPa)

Temperature metrology - Temperature measuring equipment Digital temperature measuring systems Temperature Comparison with a reference standard

Capability

Including the temperature function of Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) instruments
with Calibration and Measurement Capability of -
1.5 mK from -2°C to below 0°C
1.0 mK from 0°C to 30°C
1.5 mK from above 30°C to 35°C

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