Temperature compensation of electrical conductivity in glacial meltwaters
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- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 38 (128) , 9-12
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022143000009540
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.Keywords
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