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Correct a depth or altitude profile for offsets caused by mis-calibration and temperature.
Syntax
Matlab & Octave
[p,pc] = fix_pressure(p,t,maxp) % p and t are sensor structures or [p,pc] = fix_pressure(p,t,fs,maxp) % p and t are vectors
R
list <- fix_pressure(p, t, maxp = NULL) # p and t are sensor structures
or
list <- fix_pressure(p, t, sampling_rate, maxp = NULL) # p and t are vectors
Description
Correct a depth or altitude profile for offsets caused by mis-calibration and temperature. This function finds minima in the dive/altitude profile that are consistent with surfacing/landing. It uses the depth/height at these points to fit a temperature regression.
Inputs
| Input var | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| p | is a sensor structure/list or vector of depth/altitude in meters. | meters |
| t | is a sensor structure/list or vector of temperature in degrees Celsius. | degrees Celsius |
| fs/sampling_rate | is the sampling rate of p and t in Hz. This is only needed if p and t are not sensor strucures/lists. The depth and temperature must both have the same sampling rate (use decdc.m or resample.m if needed to achieve this). | Hz |
| maxp | is the maximum depth or altitude reading in the pressure data for which the animal could actually be at the surface. This is a rough measurement of the potential error in the pressure data. The unit is meters. Start with a small value, e.g., 2 m and re-run fix_depth with a larger value if there are still obvious temperature-related errors in the resulting depth/altitude profile. | meters |
Outputs
| Output var | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| p | is a sensor structure/list or vector of corrected depth/altitude measurements at the same sampling rate as the input data. If the input is a sensor structure/list, the output will also be. | meters |
| pc | is a structure/list containing the pressure offset and temperature correction coefficients. It has fields: pc.tref is the temperature reference in degrees Celsius (this will always be 20. pc.tcomp is the temperature compensation polynomial. This is used within the function to correct pressure as follows: p = p+polyval(pc.tcomp,t-pc.tref) | N/A |
Notes & assumptions
- This function makes a number of assumptions about the depth/altitude data and about the behaviour of animals:
- the depth data should have few incorrect outlier (negative) values that fall well beyond the surface. These can be reduced using median_filter.m before calling fix_depth.
- the animal is assumed to be near the surface at least 2% of the time. If the animal is less frequently at the surface, you may need to change the value of PRCTSURF near the start of the function.
- potential surfacings are detected by looking for zero-crossings in the vertical speed and this requires defining a threshold in vertical speed that must be crossed by each zero crossing. The value used is 0.05 m/s but this may be too high for animals that move very slowly near the surface. In which case, change MAXSPEED near the start of the function.
Example
Matlab & Octave
Example coming soon!
R
Example coming soon!
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bugs@animaltags.org Last modified: 10 May 2017