Hello, I am trying to use the raw data directly downloaded from the website to calculate the corresponding variation, for example, potential density. However, I also notice there are some calibrations on the raw data before calculation (e.g., from Github). Is it necessary, or does it depend on the specific fields? Thanks.
Can you provide us with a little more information? Which website are you downloading the data from? And which datasets are your looking at?
Thanks,
Sheri
OOI/CGSN Data Team
Hi Sheri, thanks for your reply. The website I used to download the data is Data Access & Visualization (oceanobservatories.org). Take this 3D velocity profiler for example. I notice that the vertical velocity has the order of about 0.1~0.01m/s, which is larger than the order (100m/day, or 0.001m/s) estimated from the omega equation in some studies. Does it mean that the vertical velocity field provided by the profiler should be calibrated first before using (or are they just invalid)? And if so, do any calibrations should be done on the horizontal velocity fields as well?
Also, I am wondering about the difference between the telemetered and recovered CTD data. Does the latter have been calibrated? And is it necessary to apply the calibration coefficient on the original temperature/salinity/conductivity field before using it?
Hi @Chain ,
Sorry about the confusion. While most VEL3D sensors report the data in mm/s and the system automatically converts to m/s, the sensor you pointed to (GA02HYPM-WFP02-05-VEL3DL000) is one of a few that were configured to report in cm/s. Consequently, the reported values in m/s are an order of magnitude too large. Sorry about that!
As for the differences between the telemetered and recovered CTD data - there should be none. The telemetered and recovered_host data were stored on the mooring computer, whereas the recovered_inst data was stored on-board the instrument. And there is no need to apply the calibration coefficient to the original temperature/conductivity fields. All the data is processed by the system with the appropriate calibration coefficients for that deployment and instrument to produce the temperature and practical salinity data.
Andrew,
OOI/CGSN Data Team
Thanks a lot for your replies.
Regards,
Chain