HOT Salinity Sample History Analysis: Table of Contents

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Hawaii Ocean Time-series

Salinity Sample History Analysis

1988 – 2003

March 5, 2004

Shimi Rii, and Fernando Santiago-Mandujano

A review of HOT salinity sample instrumentation, methodology, standardization, and quality control for over fifteen years.

Table of Contents

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1. Instrumentation

1.1 Instruments and materials

1.1.1 Autosal instruments

1.1.2 Plastic and glass bottles

1.1.3 Substandard batches

1.1.4 Data entry instruments

1.3 Maintenance

1.3.1 Regular maintenance

2.1 Autosal operation

2.1.1 Duplicate measurements

2.1.2 Bath and ambient temperature range

2.1.3 Good autosal operator habits

2.2 Documentation

2.2.1 Measurement sheets / run log

2.2.2 Written reports

2.3 Data Processing

2.3.1 Changes in processing programs

2.3.2 Corrections

3. Standardization

3.1 IAPSO standard seawater

3.1.1 Standardization methods with IAPSO standard seawater

3.1.2 Autosal electronics drift

3.1.3 IAPSO batch comparisons

3.2 Substandard Seawater

3.2.1 Substandard history

3.2.2 Frequency of substandard measurement

4. Quality Control

5. Conclusion / Suggestions

6. References: Appendices