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

[9911277]老道明大学的研究人员将开发并测试一种新的系统，用于消除测量温度和盐度的传感器（热盐记录仪）上的生物污染。该方法使用脉冲电场来消除生物污垢，并建立在更大规模的电厂进气管道的经验基础上。盐度是海洋科学研究中普遍使用的测量方法之一，随着主动数据同化对海洋环流模型中实时盐度数据需求的增长，未来在船舶和系泊上使用具有长期测量能力的精确传感器将越来越多。传感器测试项目将利用弗吉尼亚海洋科学博物馆的设施，在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.