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Testing tank

Ship Model Basin, an OGS infrastructure for setting up and testing oceanographic instrumentation.

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The Testing tank is an infrastructure whose function is to provide all the test operations preceding the installation in situ of oceanographic instrumentation, which is normally used in measurement campaigns or fixed observation sites.

The Testing tank is a laboratory for testing oceanographic instrumentation, which is used in measurement campaigns or fixed observation sites. It is also used for testing prototypes that are developed in the laboratories of the OGS Oceanography Section. 

It consists of two tanks, both equipped with a filtering system, a larger one (L-shaped; maximum length 9.9 m; maximum width 3.6 m; depth 1.4 m) filled with fresh water and a smaller one (2 m x 1.5 m x 0.9 m) filled with sea water. The latter is used in particular for balancing Slocum gliders before launching them. The laboratory is also equipped with a small bridge crane for handling the instruments with a load capacity of up to 200 kg.

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Referente OGS
Fabio Brunetti
Alessandro Bubbi

Organisation

Referente OGS
Fabio Brunetti
Alessandro Bubbi

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