Use of, Satisfaction with, and Requirements for In Situ Salinity Sensors.

Abstract

The fundamental goal was to assess user needs and applications and to provide the focus for an Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT, www.act-us.info) Technology Verification of conductivity and temperature sensors that provide in situ measurements of salinity. We are aware that values for salinity are often presented in a variety of ways (e.g., ppt, psu, pss, mg/l and μS/cm) with some more appropriate than others. However, the goal of this Customer Needs and Use Assessment is to better understand how salinity sensors are used, and not to promote a specific approach to recording/reporting salinity values. We hope this information can also assist manufacturers in refining salinity sensor technologies to better address user priorities.