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AIDJEX Bulletin #40 - Polar Science Center - University of Washington

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TABLE 1<br />

DIFFERENCES IN DAILY TEMPERATURE (NWS "BARROW" DATA MINUS BUOY DATA)<br />

Internal Temperature, OC<br />

External Temperature, OC<br />

Kinimum Maximum Mean Minimum Maximum Mean<br />

Buoy 2663<br />

March-May<br />

Me an 0.79 -0.52 0.30 1.92 0.05 0.99<br />

Standard<br />

Deviation 2.39 2.58 2.21 1.86 1.76 1.29<br />

June- July<br />

Me an -3.07 -3.20 -3.18 1.20 -0.37 0.65<br />

Standard<br />

Deviation 1.57 2.37 1.75 0.73 3.16 0.90<br />

,<br />

Buoy 1871<br />

March-May<br />

Me an 1.87 0.22 0.81 -- -- --<br />

Standard<br />

Deviation 5.50 2.33 2.03<br />

--<br />

-- --<br />

June-July<br />

Me an -2.42 -2.71 -2.45 -- -- --<br />

Standard<br />

Devi at ion 1.25 2.42 1.50<br />

-- -- --<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

The results <strong>of</strong> this test provide a basis for designing pressure and temperature<br />

sensors for ADRAMS buoys. They apply directly to the equipment and<br />

weather conditions actually tested, and may be instructive for other<br />

applications.<br />

Insulation <strong>of</strong> the buoy hull effectively reduced temperature variations<br />

in the buoy electronics and thus improves temperature compensation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

pressure sensor. This feature has since become standard for ADRAMS.<br />

The barometers were free from drift during the field experiment.<br />

Temperature compensation errors were not detectable. The clock correction<br />

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