Bench salinometer measurements from CTD bottle and underway non-toxic supply samples collected during AMT16
Originator's Protocol for Data Acquisition and Analysis
An Autosal 8400B salinometer (s/n 65764) was used on this cruise to process 153 samples either from the CTD casts or the underway non-toxic supply. The salinometer was located in the Stable Laboratory and operated at 27 o C bath temperature and 25.2 o C to 27 o C ambient lab temperature. The samples were run using the Softsal software running on a desktop PC. All samples were processed according to WOCE standards and protocols.
References Cited
Instrumentation Description
Guildline 8400B Laboratory Salinometer (SN: 65764)
BODC Data Processing Procedures
Data were submitted in an Excel file and archived under BODC's accession number SOC050074. Sample metadata were provided, cast and rosette bottle number for CTD bottle samples and date and time (UT) for underway samples and matched to the database. There were no discrepancies.
No unit conversion was necessary as the units the data were supplied in the files matched the units for the parameter codes in the BODC Parameter Dictionary.
A parameter mapping table is provided below;
| Originator's Parameter | Units | Description | BODC Parameter Code | Units | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinity | Dimensionless | Practical salinity of the water body by bench salinometer and computation using UNESCO 1983 algorithm | PSALBSTX | Dimensionless | n/a |
Data Quality Report
BODC were not advised of any quality checks carried out by the data originator.
Problem Report
Not relevant to this data set.
