Development and Testing of an Antifouling Method for the Measurement of Salinity

老道明大学的RoyerInvestigers将开发和测试一种新的系统，在测量温度和盐度的传感器(温度盐度计)上消除生物污垢。该方法使用脉冲电场来消除生物污垢，并建立在发电厂进气管道的更大范围内的经验基础上。盐度是海洋科学研究中无处不在的测量之一，随着使用主动数据同化的海洋环流模型中对实时盐度数据的需求增加，未来在具有长期测量能力的船舶和系泊设备上使用精确传感器的情况将会增加。传感器测试计划将利用弗吉尼亚州海洋科学博物馆的设施，那里将建立一个关于盐度及其测量的教育展示。

9911277RoyerInvestigators at Old Dominion University will develop and test a new system of eliminating biological fouling on sensors that measure temperature and salinity (thermosalinographs). The method uses a pulsed electric field to eliminate biofouling, and builds upon experience on a much larger scale with intake pipes on power plants. Salinity is one of the ubiquitous measurements in ocean science research and the use of accurate sensors on ships and moorings with long-term measurement capabilities will grow in the future, as the need for real-time salinity data in oceanographic circulation models using active data assimilation grows. The sensor testing program will make use of facilities at the Virginia Marine Science Museum, where an educational display on salinity and its measurement will be established.