Instrument: Autosal salinometer

Acronym: salinometer
External Identifier: skos:broadMatch: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB30/

Description

The salinometer is an instrument for measuring the salinity of a water sample.


Dataset NamePI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
Alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) from sea water samples collected at coral reefs from equatorial central Pacific in 1973, 2012, 2015, and 2018Bottle salinity for 2012, 2015, and 2018 was measured on a Guildline Autosal salinometer.  Guildline Autosal salinometer
Seawater biogeochemistry inshore and offshore the Bermuda coral reef from the Bermuda coral reef platform and adjacent Sargasso Sea extending to Bermuda Atlantic Time Series-station from 2014-2018Guildline Autosal 8400B for salinity. The precision of replicate samples was typically less than 0.001 psu. Guildline Autosal 8400B
Surface seawater carbonate chemistry parameters from the Bermuda coral reef platform timeseries, 2007-2012 (BEACON project)Samples for salinity were collected in glass bottles and later analyzed using an autosalinometer (Guildline Instruments) autosalinometer
In situ measurements used for coral and reef-scale calcification structural equation modeling including environmental and chemical measurements, and coral calcification rates in Bermuda from 2010 to 2012 (BEACON project)Samples for salinity were collected in glass bottles and later analyzed using an autosalinometer (Guildline Instruments) Autosal Salinometer 8400B (Salinity)
P17N Ocean Acidification Pteropod Study: Carbonate chemistry system and hydrography samples from R/V New Horizon NH1208 from a transect 35-50 degrees North, Pacific Ocean, Aug-Sep 2012 (OAPS project)Autosal Salinometer (Guildline 8400B)
Results from OA/feeding experiment: carbonate chemistry and coral skeletal weight, symbiont density, and total tissue lipid content of samples collected from northwestern Bermuda patch reefs; 2010Salinity was measured at BIOS with an Autosal salinometer. Autosal salinometer
Carbonate chemistry and light data from bottle samples Samples for salinity were collected in glass bottles and later analyzed using an autosalinometer (Guildline Instruments) Autosal Salinometer 8400B (Salinity)
Niskin bottle water samples and CTD measurements from the Hawaii Ocean Time-Series cruises from 1988-2021 (HOT project)Salinity samples are collected, stored and analyzed on an Autosal salinometer
Hydrographic, nutrient and oxygen data from CTD bottles and beam transmission and fluorescence data from CTD profiles during R/V Point Sur PS1809 (HRR legs 1, 2, 3) at the Gulf Mexico, Louisiana and Texas coast, Sept-Oct 2017Used to measure bottle sample salinity/conductivity. Guildline Autosal 8400B salinometer
Experimental results: calcification by primary coral polyps under high bicarbonate and low pH from 2007-2008 (OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification project)salinometer
Hydrographic measurements from Niskin bottle samples from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruises in the Ross Sea Southern Ocean (CORSACS project)Salinity samples were analyzed using a Guildline 8400 Autosal four-electrode salinometer (S/N NSF 04504) aboard the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer. Autosal salinometer
Carbonate chemistry analyses of water collected from near Walpole, ME from zooplankton hatching experiments during 2011Salinity was measured using an Autosal 8400A conductivity salinometer. IAPSO standard seawater was used as standard. Autosal salinometer
Calcification and linear extension rates for Oculina arbuscula corals grown under different pCO2 levels; from the Cohen lab at WHOI in Woods Hole, MA (OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification project)Salinity was determined using an Autosal conductivity meter in the WHOI Hydrographic Laboratory and/or using a refractometer. Autosal conductivity meter
OOI Global Argentine Basin Array CTD and Discrete Water Sampling Data from Mooring Overturning Cruises in the Argentine Basin from 2015-2018 (OOI Cruise Data project)Salinity measurements are performed following the methodology outlined in the WHOI Hydrography Blue Book _Automated Oxygen Titration and Salinity Determination_(Knapp et al. 1990). Measurements are performed using a Guildline Autosal model 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada). Manufacturer stated accuracy and precision at 35 psu is +/- 0.003 psu and 0.0002 psu. IAPSO standard seawater is used to standardize the Autosal daily before runs. 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada)
OOI Global Irminger Sea Array CTD and Discrete Water Sampling Data from Mooring Overturning Cruises in the Irminger Sea from 2014-2023 (OOI Cruise Data project)Salinity measurements are performed following the methodology outlined in the WHOI Hydrography Blue Book _Automated Oxygen Titration and Salinity Determination_(Knapp et al. 1990). Measurements are performed using a Guildline Autosal model 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada). Manufacturer stated accuracy and precision at 35 psu is +/- 0.003 psu and 0.0002 psu. IAPSO standard seawater is used to standardize the Autosal daily before runs. 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada)
OOI Global Southern Ocean Array CTD and Discrete Water Sampling Data from Mooring Overturning Cruises in the Southern Pacific Ocean from 2015-2020 (OOI Cruise Data project)Salinity measurements are performed following the methodology outlined in the WHOI Hydrography Blue Book, Automated Oxygen Titration and Salinity Determination (Knapp et al. 1990). Measurements are performed using a Guildline Autosal model 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada). Manufacturer stated accuracy and precision at 35 psu is +/- 0.003 psu and 0.0002 psu. IAPSO standard seawater is used to standardize the Autosal daily before runs. 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada)
OOI Global Station Papa Array CTD and Discrete Water Sampling Data from Mooring Overturning Cruises in the Gulf of Alaska from 2013 to 2023 (OOI Cruise Data project)Salinity measurements are performed following the methodology outlined in the WHOI Hydrography Blue Book _Automated Oxygen Titration and Salinity Determination_(Knapp et al. 1990). Measurements are performed using a Guildline Autosal model 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada). Manufacturer stated accuracy and precision at 35 psu is +/- 0.003 psu and 0.0002 psu. IAPSO standard seawater is used to standardize the Autosal daily before runs. 8400B salinometer (Guildline Instruments of Canada)
Table 2: Carbonate data and nutrients measured during Calanus finmarchicus and Meganyctiphanes norvegica egg hatching success experiments, 2011-2012Used to measure salinity, with IAPSO seawater standards. Autosal 8400A conductivity salinometer