IAPSO standard seawater: Definition of the uncertainty in the calibration procedure, and stability of recent batches

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1785-1799

  Bacon, Sheldon ^a   Culkin, Fred ^b   Higgs, Nigel ^b   Ridout, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ocean Scientific International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONDUCTIVITY RATIO; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; STANDARD SEAWATER;

SEAWATER;

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SALINITY; SEAWATER; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 35548999099     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2081.1     Document Type: Article

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