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Table 4 Water temperature control experiments for J-Calibration

From: New method of temperature and conductivity sensor calibration with improved efficiency for screening SBE41 CTD on Argo floats

Experiments

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Off air conditioner

 

Insulating/cooling packs

  

Vinyl greenhouse

   

SBE41-Ref. (20 min avg.)

ΔT (×10–3 °C)

26.2

− 3.9

− 0.6

0.3

ΔC (×10−3 S m−1)

1.3

− 1.1

− 0.6

0.1

ΔS (× 10−3 PSS-78)

− 10.9

−5.5

− 3.8

0.7

  1. ΔT, ΔC, and ΔC mean difference between SBE41 and standard sensor (float S/N 914), being measured and averaged for 20 min