Effective resolution and drift of paroscientific pressure sensors derived from long-term seafloor measurements

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Polster, André ^a   Fabian, Marcus ^a,b   Villinger, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

CORK; Effective resolution; Long term sensor drift; Ocean bottom pressure; Paroscientific sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249104452     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002532     Document Type: Article

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