• DocumentCode
    588420
  • Title

    A surface contact drifter for measurement of near-surface salinity, temperature and sea state

  • Author

    Boyle, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Western Connecticut State Univ., Danbury, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    14-19 Oct. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    Ocean Surface Salinity: The importance of ocean surface salinity in terms of the hydro-logical cycle and meridional overturning circulation has long been recognized. Understanding these processes is important for characterizing climate and climate variability (Boyer et al., 2007). Sea surface salinity (SSS) appears to be a particularly sensitive indicator of changes in the water cycle (Curry et al., 2003; Durack and Wijffels, 2010).
  • Keywords
    ocean chemistry; ocean temperature; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; seawater; climate variability; hydrological cycle; meridional overturning circulation; near-surface salinity measurement; ocean surface salinity; sea state measurement; sea surface salinity; seawater conductivity measurement; surface contact drifter; temperature measurement; water cycle; Conductivity; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Oceans, 2012
  • Conference_Location
    Hampton Roads, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0829-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.2012.6405001
  • Filename
    6405001