Hydrography Manual

In the 15 years since the original publication of the WOCE Hydrographic Programme Manual, many methods and techniques have changed.  One of the objectives of GO-SHIP is to review and update this manual. Chapters have been through a period of open community review and comment and have also been reviewed through an informal peer-review process. At present, 14 of 16 chpaters have been finalized. The Chapters will be published on-line by April 2010. Contents to be included are presented below.

GLOBAL REPEAT HYDROGRAPHY PROGRAM MANUAL

Cover page (editor | pending)

Table of Contents (editor | pending)

Preface (C. Sabine and B. Sloyan | pending)

Water Sampling

Reference-quality water sample data: Notes on Acquisition, Record Keeping, and Evaluation. (J. Swift)

Method for Salinity (Conductivity Ratio) Measurement (T. Kawano)

Dissolved O2 (Winkler, potentiometric techniques). (C. Langdon)

Recommendations for the determination of nutrients in seawater to high levels of precision and inter-comparability using Continuous Flow Analysers (D. Hydes et al.)

1. Water sampling and storage of samples for determination of concentrations of nutrients in seawater

2. Water sampling and storage of samples for determination of low concentrations of nutrients in seawater

3. Example SOP for operation of a CFA system for the shipboard determination of concentration of nutrients in seawater

4. Preparation of calibration solution for use with CFA system

Guide to Best Practices for Ocean CO2 Measurements (A. Dickson, C. Sabine, and J. Christian 2008)

Sampling and Measuring Helium Isotopes and Tritium in Seawater (W. Jenkins et al.)

Chlorofluorocarbon and Sulfur Hexafluoride Measurements (J. Bullister and T. Tanhua)

Collection and Measurement of Carbon Isotopes in Seawater DIC (A. McNichol, P. Quay, A. Gagnon, and J. Burton)

CTD Methods

CTD Data Acquisition, Processing, and Calibration (K. E. McTaggart, G. C. Johnson, and J. M. Swift)

CTD Oxygen Sensor Calibration Procedures (H. Uchida, G. C. Johnson, and K. E. McTaggart)

A Manual for Acquiring Lowered Doppler Current Profiler Data (A. Thurnherr et al.)

Calculation of the Thermophysical Properties of Seawater (T. McDougall et al. 2009)

Underway Measurements and Other

ADCP Measurements (E. Firing and J. Hummon)

A Guide to Making Climate Quality Meteorological and Flux Measurements at Sea (F. Bradley and C. Fairall 2006)

Users guide for thermosalinograph installation and maintenance aboard a ship (T. Delcroix et al., 1999)

IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys (Bathymetry). (5th Edition, February 2008)