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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-383-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-383-2023
Data description paper
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20 Jan 2023
Data description paper |  | 20 Jan 2023

Argo salinity: bias and uncertainty evaluation

Annie P. S. Wong, John Gilson, and Cécile Cabanes

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This article describes the instrument bias in the raw Argo salinity data from 2000 to 2021. The main cause of this bias is sensor drift. Using Argo data without filtering out this instrument bias has been shown to lead to spurious results in various scientific applications. We describe the Argo delayed-mode process that evaluates and adjusts such instrument bias, and we estimate the uncertainty of the Argo delayed-mode salinity dataset. The best ways to use Argo data are illustrated.
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