Articles | Volume 17, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1273-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1273-2021
Research article
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17 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 17 Sep 2021

Filtering method based on cluster analysis to avoid salinity drifts and recover Argo data in less time

Emmanuel Romero, Leonardo Tenorio-Fernandez, Iliana Castro, and Marco Castro

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romeroqe/cluster_qc: Filtering Methods based on cluster analysis for Argo Data Emmanuel Romero; Leonardo Tenorio-Fernandez; Iliana Castro; Marco Castro https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4595802

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Due to the need to obtain a greater amount of data in less time in areas with little in situ hydrographic data, an algorithm based on cluster analysis is proposed. This algorithm allows real-time quality control of Argo data which has patterns similar to data in delayed mode. To test this, a study area of high scientific interest but with little concentration of in situ data was chosen. In this area 80 % of the data normally discarded because of salinity drifts was recovered.