Long-term nitrate measurements in the ocean using the in situ ultraviolet spectrophotometer: Sensor integration into the APEX profiling float

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1854-1866

  Johnson, Kenneth S ^a   Coletti, Luke J ^a   Jannasch, Hans W ^a   Sakamoto, Carole M ^a   Swift, Dana D ^b   Riser, Stephen C ^b  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH-POWER DEVICES; LOW-POWER MODE; NITRATE SENSORS; PRIMARY LITHIUM BATTERIES; PROFILING FLOAT; SENSOR INTEGRATION; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR RELAYS; SENSORS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

NITRATES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; BUOY SYSTEM; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NITRATE; PROFILER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84883811013     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00221.1     Document Type: Article

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