Observed features of salinity bias with negative pressure dependency for measurements by SBE 41CP and SBE 61 CTD sensors on deep profiling floats
Observed features of salinity bias with negative pressure dependency for measurements by SBE 41CP and SBE 61 CTD sensors on deep profiling floats
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深剖面浮标上 SBE 41CP 和 SBE 61 CTD 传感器测量的盐度偏差与负压依赖性的观测特征
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102686
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
B. King
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作者:
Taiyo Kobayashi;Kanako Sato;B. King
The salinity measured by SBE 41CP and SBE 61 conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) sensors on deep floats was evaluated by comparison with shipboard CTD casts at deployment, after temperature and pressure were verified as unlikely to be biased. Salinity biases with a negative pressure dependency, expressed asΔS=ΔSoffset+ap×pressureandap< 0, were identified statistically even in the first profiles. For SBE 61 sensors, the average dependency coefficientapwas −0.54 × 10−6dbar−1andΔSoffsetwas slightly positive (+0.8 × 10−3). The results for SBE 41CP sensors showed a more severe dependency:apandΔSoffsetwere −1.80 × 10−6dbar−1and −0.012 on average, respectively. Theapnegativity was statistically significant for both sensors. For SBE 41CP, sensors with a fresherΔSoffsettended to have a smallerap. The fresh salinity bias found for SBE 41CP changed toward saline over time, mainly becauseΔSoffsetbecame less fresh with a decreasing rate. Stableapfor a long time was expected for the majority of sensors, but sometimesapincreased to a specific value within the first several profiles. Meanwhile, for SBE 61 sensors, these indicators seemed fairly stable for a longer period. Most Argo floats had the SBE 41/41CP CTD sensor, which was the original CTD model for deep floats. An analysis of data from 383 Argo floats did not identify a statistically significant pressure dependency for salinity. Conclusively, the SBE 41CP and SBE 61 CTD sensors on deep floats, in their present states, generally did not meet the target accuracy of Deep Argo for salinity due to the salinity bias. The present study suggests that both CTD sensors could almost achieve the target accuracy by the following improvements: aging treatment with high pressure on the sensor, accurate calibration of pressure-aged sensors, and a suitable canceling factor for pressure (CPcor; −12.6 × 10−8dbar−1for SBE 41CP and −11.0 × 10−8dbar−1for SBE 61). These operations can greatly reduce the salinity biases derived from the pressure dependency, the offset at the sea surface, and their changes over time.