Method for processing XCP data with improved accuracy

Zhang, Xinyue; Zhang, Qisheng; Zhao, Xiao; Zhang, Qimao; Liu, Shenghui; Li, Shuhan; Yuan, Zhenzhong

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-209-2017

Articles | Volume 6, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-209-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-209-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 6, issue 1

Research article

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16 May 2017

Research article |

| 16 May 2017

Method for processing XCP data with improved accuracy

Xinyue Zhang, Qisheng Zhang, Xiao Zhao, Qimao Zhang, Shenghui Liu, Shuhan Li, and Zhenzhong Yuan

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Reviewer report', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Feb 2017
- AC1: 'Point-by-point replies to the comments of Referee #2', Qisheng Zhang, 14 Feb 2017
RC2: 'Accept with technical corrections', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Feb 2017
- AC2: 'Replies to the comments of Referee #1', Qisheng Zhang, 14 Feb 2017

Short summary

In this study, we propose a more accurate method for calculating the current velocity from the nanovolt-scale current-induced electric field as measured using an expendable current profiler (XCP). In order to confirm the accuracy of the proposed data processing method, a sea test was performed, wherein ocean current/electric field data were collected from the sea surface to a depth of 1000 m using an XCP.