Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4535451 | Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Optical salinity sensors described here measure directly the seawater refractive index and thus enable a measurement of the seawater density and composition variation. We detail the measurement dependence to environmental parameters (in particular temperature and pressure) compared to conductivity sensors, and demonstrate that it may be advantageous to directly measure refractive index rather than electrical conductivity and so obtain a more direct route to density and absolute salinity.
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Authors
Philippe Grosso, Marc Le Menn, Jean-Louis De Bougrenet De La Tocnaye, Zong Yan Wu, Damien Malardé,