Argo profile pressure correction

This page is automatically created by code which scans all files in the Argo USGODAE GDAC.

Plots and listings analysing the pressure correction for floats of each DAC are accessed through the Plots Index Tables.


Summary stats of DAC vs Audit pressure correction differences


NOTE Numbers in brackets below, eg (488), are from the January 2011 audit. Green indicates an improvement and red indicates a possible deterioration.

Pressure Correction (all floats)
AOMLBODCCORIOLISCSIROGTSJMAMEDSCSIOINCOISKMAKORDITotal all DACs
# floats36073281235387350985300702031421107717
Any DM25942768232780759204411469805219
DM - missing P ADJ221050004110180169
RT - missing P ADJ21201003276068101463302774
New format tech360332712333863509792995920214247584
SP offset deduced3050310104738109632915819611606412
P=Praw-SP255330580938108482635819611605529
P type unknown41210611110106133
Pcor varies in prof30000610000019
Some Praw-Padj264130395637709232854119611605838
Some valid SP3027310104238109532915819611606374
Some DAC vs Audit test226030389837709102843519611605379
Results of DAC vs Audit Pcor comparisons - Auto-correcting floats *** Missing about 400 SOLO floats because of invalid SP parameter name "pres_descentstart_dbar"
All agree3725127007220000533
All diffs < 1dbar20000431000046
Some diffs > 1dbar40000250000029
80% > 1dbar100001000002
Results of DAC vs Audit Pcor comparisons - Correction-required floats
Prof data but no SP1020070000010
All agree1449 (1309)2333282890725108161144403306
All diffs < 1dbar402 (488)5734573 (56)0858115623701157
Some diffs > 1dbar31 (60)8981502572420350308
80% > 1dbar21370004939140115
Median Min Adjusted Profile Pressure
Med MPP < 2.5dbar2622040029101500277
Med MPP < 7.5dbar24392676533590823217331783705006
Med MPP < 12.5131563120696582530408
Med MPP > 12.5302830501101250121

Table updated on 28-Feb-2011, GDAC state as at 22-Feb-2011


Pressure Correction [apex floats only]
AOMLBODCCORIOLISCSIROGTSJMAMEDSCSIOINCOISKMAKORDITotal all DACs
# floats1774302555374082226560185133744544
Any DM11342523822660665184351409803156
DM - missing P ADJ02890001510180125
RT - missing P ADJ1257972360889453301531
New format tech177330155437408172655918413314461
SP offset deduced171628651436908152635818111604318
P=Praw-SP171628651436908152635818111604318
P type unknown11100501107383
Pcor varies in prof00000510000015
Some Praw-Padj139327951536608152613518111603961
Some valid SP171628650936908072635818111604305
Some DAC vs Audit test139127950536608072613518111603941
Results of DAC vs Audit Pcor comparisons - Auto-correcting floats
All agree000000000000
All diffs < 1dbar000000000000
Some diffs > 1dbar000000000000
80% > 1dbar000000000000
Results of DAC vs Audit Pcor comparisons - Correction-required floats
Prof data but no SP002007000009
All agree9632271922790717108161134402659
All diffs < 1dbar39750279720788115593701068
Some diffs > 1dbar31234150127249350214
80% > 1dbar2019000493014087
Median Min Adjusted Profile Pressure
Med MPP < 2.5dbar411400010150035
Med MPP < 7.5dbar13272474263540809216331633703612
Med MPP < 12.54746210044222530226
Med MPP > 12.511261010110125076

Table updated on 28-Feb-2011, GDAC state as at 22-Feb-2011


Explanation of categories


All values are the number of floats exhibiting the described conditions for each DAC.

# floats number of floats in total
Any DM number of floats with any DM files
DM - missing P ADJ floats with some DM files having empty or missing PRES_ADJUSTED (where there is a non-empty PRES profile)
RT - missing P ADJ floats with some RT files having empty or missing PRES_ADJUSTED (where there is a non-empty PRES profile)
New format tech tech file has new format

The following pressure correction aspects are deduced for each float based on the Surface Pressure Offset parameter name.
These deductions are recorded in this table.


SP offset deduced the Apex SP adjustment (ie 5 dbar, or 0 dbar) can be resolved (or guessed) from the surface pressure parameter name
P=Praw-SP pressure does required correction by subtracting SP
P type unknown don't know if is the above type of float
Pcor varies in prof Praw-Padj is not constant through profile. This now excludes SOLOs where deepest ADJUSTED pressure is correct forincomplete bin averaging.
Some Praw-Padj float does have some Praw and corresponding Padj values, so a "DAC correction" can be resolved.
Some valid SP tech file has some plausible SP values (only required where pressure has to be corrected with SP)
Some DAC vs Audit test some pressure correction comparisons can be made for these floats
All agree all DAC corrections agree exactly with our estimates
All diffs < 1dbar some discrepancy, but these are all < 1dbar
Some diffs > 1dbar some discrepancies are large (> 1 dbar)
80% > 1dbar 80% of DAC corrections disagree with our estimatesby at least 1dbar
The minimum (ie near-surface) profile pressure value will normally be about 5 dbar for the Apex floats. We examine the median of these values for each float series, as another coarse guide to correct calibration.
Med MPP < 2.5dbar (such cases often have MPP near zero - maybe self-calibrating pressure?)
Med MPP < 7.5dbar 2.5< MPP<7.5 - mostly close to 5 dbar
Med MPP < 12.5 7.5< MPP<12.5 - many of these are ~ 10dbar ??
Med MPP > 12.5 presumably some bad pressures

 

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