Research Article

Characteristics of Air-Sea Fluxes Based on In Situ Observations from a Platform in the Bohai Gulf during Early Mid-August 2011

Table 1

List of instruments used during the intensive observations on air-sea fluxes.

InstrumentPrecisionTemporal resolution/frequencySample layer

Ultrasonic anemometer (CSAT3; Campbell, USA) , , 1 mm/s; , 0.5 mm/s,
sound velocity, 1 mm/s
10 Hz5 m above the Platform-A
CO2/H2O analyzer (Li7500; LiCor, USA)0.1  mol/mol10 Hz5 m above the Platform-A
Thermistor chain (XR-420 T8; RBR, Canada)0.005°C 20 minUndersea 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15 m and the seabed
Acoustic wave and current (AWAC) Current speed, cm/s; wave height, <1%/cm
wave direction, 0.1°/2°
0.05 HzSurface wave height, vertical section current speed