Temperature compensation of electrical conductivity in glacial meltwaters
Abstract Temperature compensation built into many conductivity meters becomes inaccurate in low-temperature waters typical of glacial melt streams. Experiments using simulated glacial waters show a linear dependence of electrical conductivity on temperature from 0.3° to 25°C. The slope of the temper...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1992
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000009540 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000009540 |
| Summary: | Abstract Temperature compensation built into many conductivity meters becomes inaccurate in low-temperature waters typical of glacial melt streams. Experiments using simulated glacial waters show a linear dependence of electrical conductivity on temperature from 0.3° to 25°C. The slope of the temperature–conductivity relation is linearly dependent on the conductivity of the solution, allowing a numerical or analytical temperature correction to be made. To minimize error introduced by temperature compensation, measurements of electrical conductivity in glacial streams should be corrected to a low standard temperature, and 0°C is suggested. |
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