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The salinometer is an instrument for measuring the salinity of a water sample.
| Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-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 2018 | Bottle 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 2014-2018 | Guildline 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; 2010 | Salinity 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 associated CTD measurements from the Hawaii Ocean Time-Series cruises from 1988-2019 | 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 2017 | Used 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 2011 | Salinity 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, 2011-2012 | Used to measure salinity, with IAPSO seawater standards. | Autosal 8400A conductivity salinometer |
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