A miniature, low cost CTD system for coastal salinity measurements

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3295-3302

  Broadbent, Heather A ^a   Ivanov, Stanislav Z ^a   Fries, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal measurements; Environmental sensors; Liquid crystal polymer; PCB MEMS; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MEMS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

COASTAL MEASUREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS; SALINITY;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MEMS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 36248931956     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/11/005     Document Type: Article

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