Inter-laboratory comparison on a reference material for seawater spectrophotometric pH T measurements

International audience Reference materials, as well as inter-laboratory comparisons (ILCs), are two essential metrology principles allowing the validation and evaluation of a measurement method. This paper describes the use of a reference material for seawater pH(T) measurements in an inter-laborato...

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Published in:2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea)
Main Authors: Capitaine, Gaëlle, Demeyer, Séverine, Stoica, Daniela, Alliouane, Samir, Petton, Sébastien, Rimmelin-Maury, Peggy, Savoye, Nicolas, Wagener, Thibaut, Fisicaro, Paola
Other Authors: Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie (MIO), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais (LNE), Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) (LEMAR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Earth and Planetary Observation Centre (EPOC), University of Stirling, Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais Trappes (LNE )
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Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2023
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Online Access:https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-04402616
https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroSea58055.2023.10317274
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Summary:International audience Reference materials, as well as inter-laboratory comparisons (ILCs), are two essential metrology principles allowing the validation and evaluation of a measurement method. This paper describes the use of a reference material for seawater pH(T) measurements in an inter-laboratory comparison carried out with the French coastal observation service SOMLIT, and laboratories within the project CocoriCO(2). The interpretation of the ILC results demonstrated the capability of the spectrophotometric measurement method to provide compatible results with the reference value. The ILC data also allowed the estimation of an uncertainty budget of the spectrophotometric pH(T) measurement method following the ISO standard 21748 guidelines. The estimated standard uncertainty of the method is of 0.0046 in terms of pH(T). This level of uncertainty doesn't meet the requirements of the "climate" quality objective of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network for the monitoring of ocean acidification. However, some recommendations that may allow reducing this uncertainty are proposed in the paper.