TECHNOLOGY FOR OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH: Needs and Availability

Diverse instruments, both custom built and commercially available, have been used to measure the properties of the aqueous CO₂ system in seawater at differing levels of autonomy (automated benchtop, continuous underway, autonomous in situ). In this review, we compare the capabilities of commercially...

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Published in:Oceanography (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2015-06, Vol.28 (2), p.40-47
Main Authors: Martz, Todd R., Daly, Kendra L., Byrne, Robert H., Stillman, Jonathon H., Turk, Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic communities
autonomous sensors
Carbon dioxide
EMERGING THEMES IN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION SCIENCE
Environmental technology
Marine
Marine chemistry
Ocean acidification
Oceans
Recommendations
Sea water
Sensors
Technology
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Summary:Diverse instruments, both custom built and commercially available, have been used to measure the properties of the aqueous CO₂ system in seawater at differing levels of autonomy (automated benchtop, continuous underway, autonomous in situ). In this review, we compare the capabilities of commercially available instruments with the needs of oceanographers in order to highlight major shortfalls in the state-of-the art instrumentation broadly available to the ocean acidification (OA) scientific community. In addition, we describe community surveys that identify needs for continued development and refinement of sensor and instrument technologies, expansion of programs that provide Certified Reference Materials, development of best practices documentation for autonomous sensors, and continued and expanded sensor intercomparison experiments.
ISSN:1042-8275
2377-617X
DOI:10.5670/oceanog.2015.30