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Improved quality check procedures of XBT profiles in MFS-VOS
1ENEA-CLIM-MED, Forte S. Teresa – Pozzuolo di Lerici, P.O. Box 224, 19100 La Spezia, Italy
2CNR-ISMAR, Physical Oceanography Sect., Forte S. Teresa – Pozzuolo di Lerici, Italy
3ENEA-CLIM, Forte S. Teresa – Pozzuolo di Lerici, P.O. Box 224, 19100 La Spezia, Italy
Abstract. Sippican T4/DB XBT profiles, collected in the framework of Mediterranean Forecasting System – Toward Environmental Prediction, are analysed, namely the possible influence of launching position height, ship speed and of probes' characteristics. Comparison of XBT vs CTD profiles have suggested some changes in quality control procedures and, more important, in the values of fall rate coefficients customised for the Mediterranean. The effects of these new procedures on the overall uncertainty on depth and on temperature measurements are estimated.
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Citation: Reseghetti, F., Borghini, M., and Manzella, G. M. R.: Improved quality check procedures of XBT profiles in MFS-VOS, Ocean Sci. Discuss., 3, 1441-1480, doi:10.5194/osd-3-1441-2006, 2006. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
