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series of the calculated difference between Sami-pH and reference pH are shown in the bottom
panel. The average difference between SAMI-pH and the reference pH was of 0.016 ± 0.010,
with a total range of -0.007 to 0.055 (N=59).
During the brackish water trials, salinity was maintained to within 0.11 units (range =
21.75 to 21.86) with an average of 21.80 and temperature was maintained to within 0.7
o
C for
each set point (Fig. 5 top). The first temperature trial ranged from 9.95 to 10.67
o
C, with an
average of 10.09
o
C, the second temperature trial ranged from 20.02 to 20.40
o
C, with an average
of 20.20
o
C, and the third temperature trial ranged from 30.18 to 30.54
o
C, with an average of
30.43
o
C. Time series results of the SAMI-pH, Metrohm data and reference pH data are shown
in middle panel. The time series of the calculated difference between Sami-pH and reference
pH are shown in the bottom panel. The average difference between SAMI-pH and the reference
pH for the brackish water trial was 0.008 ±0.015, with a total range of -0.018 to 0.117 (N=76).
During the freshwater trials, salinity was maintained to within 0.11 units (range = 0.19 to
0.30) with an average of 0.26 and temperature to within 0.9
o
C for each set point (Fig. 6 top).
The first temperature trial ranged from 9.96 to 10.28
o
C, with an average of 10.08
o
C, the second
temperature trial ranged from 20.00 to 20.91
o
C, with an average of 20.22
o
C, and the third
temperature trial ranged from 29.73 to 30.55
o
C, with an average of 30.42
o
C. Time series results
of the SAMI-pH, Metrohm data and reference pH data are shown in middle panel. The time
series of the calculated difference between Sami-pH and reference pH are shown in the bottom
panel. The average difference between SAMI-pH and the reference pH for the freshwater trial
was -0.057 ± 0.085, with a total range of -0.0480 to 0.063 (N=62).
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