In situ calibration of moored CTDs used for monitoring abyssal water

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1695-1702

  Uchida, Hiroshi ^a   Kawano, Takeshi ^a   Fukasawa, Masao ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGO FLOATS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS; CONDUCTIVITY TEMPERATURE DEPTHS; CTD DATUM; DEEP OCEANS; DENSITY MEASUREMENTS; HEAT CONTENTS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU CALIBRATIONS; NEGATIVE BIAS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES; PRESSURE DATUM; PRESSURE SENSITIVITIES; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATIONS; TIME DRIFTS; VOLUME TRANSPORTS;

CALIBRATION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRESSURE SENSORS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ABYSSAL ZONE; CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MONITORING SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 57049172120     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHO581.1     Document Type: Article

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