Measurement and analysis of temporal variations of salinity in shallow water.

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Authors
Kane, Leonard K II
Subjects
salinity
conductivity
temperature
instrumentation
energy density spectra
Advisors
Boston, Noël
Thornton, Edward B.
Date of Issue
1974-09
Date
September 1974
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
A four electrode conductivity instrument was developed to determine variations of conductivity in an ocean environment at a fixed point. A field experiment was conducted in Mission Bay, San Diego, California. Results indicate that the instrument functioned properly and accurately resolved conductivity microstructure. From conductivity and associated temperature data, salinity data was derived which portrays a well mixed salinity structure. Difficulty with a mismatch of time constants between conductivity and temperature instruments prevented the accurate determination of salinity microstructure although there was evidence that one existed.
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Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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