Performance Verification Statement for the Aanderaa Instruments Inc. Dissolved Oxygen Optode 3830/3930/3835.

Abstract

Instrument performance verification is necessary so that effective existing technologies can be recognized and so that promising new technologies can become available to support coastal science, resource management, and ocean observing systems. To this end, the NOAA-funded Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) serves as an unbiased, third party testbed for evaluating coastal sensors and sensor platforms for use in coastal environments. ACT also serves as a comprehensive data and information clearinghouse on coastal technologies and a forum for capacity building through workshops on specific technology topics (for more information visit www.act-us.info). This document summarizes the procedures used and results of an ACT Evaluation to verify manufacturer claims regarding the performance of the Aanderaa Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Optode 3830/3930/3835. Detailed protocols, including QA/QC methods, are described in the Protocols for the ACT Verification of In Situ Dissolved Oxygen Sensors (ACT TV04-01), which can be downloaded from the ACT website (www.act-us.info/tech_evalvations.php). Appendix 1. is an interpretation of the Performance Verification results from the manufacturer's point of view.