西太平洋海域船载CTD仪与现场盐度计观测资料的比对分析

Comparison and Analysis of the Field Observation Data of CTD and AUTOSAL 8400B Salinity Meter in the Western Pacific Ocean

  • 摘要: 盐度是海洋水文调查的主要观测变量之一,比对分析航次盐度传感器的数据是航次数据质控的重要步骤。本文通过与实验室盐度计比对分析的方式,对2023年11月开展的为期2个月的西太平洋开放航次的盐度数据进行比对,通过数据分析,确认本航次CTD(Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth)盐度传感器处于稳定状态。在调查时间内,该海域600 m以深水层以及5 m、25 m水层CTD盐度传感器和实验室盐度计结果具有较好的一致性,符合盐度比对取样要求。根据剖面盐度随深度的变化结果,也确认了600 m以深水层以及5 m、25 m水层处于较低盐度变化状态,说明该水层是盐度“比较均匀的水层”。基于该结果,建议在该海域进行CTD盐度资料比对分析时,可以选择600 m以深水层。同时,在其他季节也需要对5 m、25 m的混合水层进行比对分析,以进一步研究该水层作为比对水层的可行性。

     

    Abstract: Salinity is one of the main parameters in marine hydrological surveys, and the verification of sensor data is an important step in data quality control. According to the Chinese National Standard-“Marine Survey Specification (2007)”, conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) data should be verified daily in a relatively uniform water layer. In this study, the CTD salinity data from a two-month field survey conducted at the end of 2023 in the western Pacific Ocean were compared and analyzed using on-site AUTOSAL 8400B measurement. The results confirm that the CTD salinity sensor was in a stable state during this survey. Through data comparisons, we found that the CTD salinity sensor and laboratory salinity meter exhibited good consistency in the deep-water layer below 600 m and the upper layers at 5 m and 25 m, which meets the requirements of National Standards. However, only the deep layer below 600 m is suggested to be selected for salinity comparisons because the thickness of the upper mixed layer in the study area exhibits seasonal variations between 10 m and 30 m, according to the results of earlier studies. Additional research is necessary to determine whether the 5 m and 25 m water layers in different seasons can be used for comparison.

     

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