Metrological challenges for measurements of key climatological observables: Oceanic salinity and pH, and atmospheric humidity. Part 1: Overview

Metrologia

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Feistel, R ^a   Wielgosz, R ^b   Bell, S A ^c   Camoes, M F ^d   Cooper, J R ^e   Dexter, P ^f   Dickson, A G ^g   Fisicaro, P ^h   Harvey, A H ⁱ   Heinonen, M ^j   Hellmuth, O ^k   Kretzschmar, H J ^l   Lovell Smith, J W ^m   McDougall, T J ⁿ   Pawlowicz, R ^o   Ridout, P ^p   Seitz, S ^q   Spitzer, P ^q   Stoica, D ^h   Wolf, H ^q  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE MÉTROLOGIE ET D ESSAIS LNE   (France)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^k LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES ZITTAU GÖRLITZ   (Germany)

^m CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^o UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^p Ocean Scientific International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^q PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

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Author keywords

relative humidity; seawater pH; seawater salinity; traceability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMIDITY CONTROL; PHASE INTERFACES; SEAWATER; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MEASUREMENT PRACTICES; METROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SEA WATER SALINITY; TRACEABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 84957002906     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/53/1/R1     Document Type: Review

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