LCHEAPO DEPLOYMENT COSTS
The UCSD/SIO LCheapo fleet can be used by any institution, subject of course to scheduling and availability. The following costs are based on a moored hydrophone or DPG configuration, and were correct as of Jan. 1st, 1998.
Fixed costs:
| Radios and strobes (rented from MARFAC) | $1/day each |
| Backup tapes | $30 each |
| Anchors | $65 each |
| Burnwires | $40 each |
| Drop fee < one month | $1000 |
| Drop fee > one month | $2000 |
Battery costs:
12-battery DD lithium pack is approximately $600 assuming power to be 4 DD per 328 W-Hr.
Deployment costs including fixed costs and battery costs:
| Sample Rate/Days | 40 days | 80 days | 120 days | 180 days | 365 days |
| 25 | $1775 | $2815 | $2855 | $3515 | $4300 |
| 50 | $1775 | $2815 | $2855 | $3515 | $4300 |
| 75 | $1775 | $2815 | $2855 | $3515 | $4300 |
| 125 | $1775 | $2815 | $3455 | $3515 | $4900 |
| 250 | $1775 | $2815 | $3455 | $3515 | -------------- |
| 375 | $1775 | $3415 | $3455 | $4115 | -------------- |
| 500 | $1775 | $3415 | $3455 | $3115 | -------------- |
| 1000 | $1775 | $3415 | $4055 | -------------- | -------------- |
| 2000 | $2375 | -------------- | -------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
Personnel costs:
One man-week per instrument for pre-and post-cruise prep/maintenance is required. The table below shows personnel costs per week per number of instruments deployed.
| 1 instr. | 2 instr. | 3 instr. | 4 instr. | 5 instr. | 6 instr. | 7 instr. | 8 instr. | 9 instr. | 10 instr. | 11 instr. | 12 instr. |
| $1440 | $2880 | $4320 | $5760 | $7200 | $8640 | $10,080 | $11,520 | $12,960 | $14,400 | $15,840 | $17,280 |