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CONVERSIONS AMONG INTERNATIONAL TEMPERATURE SCALES

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Conversions among different international temperature scales

Conversion among IPTS-68 and ITS-90
The International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90) was assembled to represent absolute thermodynamic temperature as good as possible. Conversion among the ITS-90 and the older IPTS-68 can be performed by two polynomials for different temperature ranges.

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Equation
The Blue Book (Preston-Thomas & Quinn 1997) gives a polynomial to reproduce (t90 -t68 ) differences in the range of -200C to 630C, with an uncertainty of 1.5mK below and 1mK above 0C:

Between 630.615C and 1064.18C Rusby et al. (1994) introduced a revised polynomial for calculating (t90 -t68 ). It replaces the original equation given by the first edition of the Blue Book (Preston-Thomas 1990). In the 1997 edition of the Blue-Book these changes are listed in the Amendment section (Preston-Thomas & Quinn 1997, Page v):

Coefficients are given in the table below. Although the given equations define conversion from ITS-90 to IPTS-68 they can be used in both directions. When using this equation for an IPTS-68 to ITS-90 conversion the deviation from an (t90 -t68 ) conversion is <=0.05mK within the range -200C < t < 630C and <=0.26mK within 630.615C < t < 1064.18C (personal communication J. Fischer and S. Friederici, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, www.ptb.de). Table for the coefficients for calculating the difference (t90-t68)

-200C to 630C

630.615C to 1064.18C

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a0=0 a1=-0.148759 a2=-0.267408 a3=+1.080760 a4=+1.269056 a5=-4.089591 a6=-1.871251 a7=+7.438081 a8=-3.536296

Conversions among international temperature scales

b0=+7.8687209*101 b1=-4.7135991*10-1 b2=+1.0954715*10-3 b3=-1.2357884*10-6 b4=+6.7736583*10-10 b5=-1.4458081*10-13

Algorithm
For a given temperature in a e pthe function returns the difference between ITS-90 and IPTS-68 in D l a . The return value of the function Tm etT is TRUE, iff the passed value in aTemp is within -200C to 1064.18C. Between 630.00C and 630.15C none of the functions is officially valid, but both reasonable. Investigating polynomials it is found that they intersect at approximately 630.147C. For practical reasons it is useful to switch between polynomials at this point. Within the range 630.00C to 630.15C deviations from officially tabulated values are <0.7mK (personal communication J. Fischer and S. Friederici, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, www.ptb.de).

Source
Fnto tm_etIS0nIT6 (Tm:Dul;VrDla :Dul):Boen ucin epDlaT9adPS8 aep obe a etT obe ola; / Tefnto tm_etIS0nIT6 rtrstedfeec / h ucin epDlaT9adPS8 eun h ifrne / o teIS9 tmeauesaecmae t teIT-0 / f h T-0 eprtr cl oprd o h PS6 / sae Tefnto cmie toplnmast cvrte / cl. h ucin obns w oyoil o oe h / rnefo -0 u t 16.Fnto rtrsTU we / ag rm 20C p o 04C ucin eun RE hn / aepwsi ternecvrdb teplnmasadgvs / Tm a n h ag oee y h oyoil n ie / tersetv (9-6)i Dla.Ohrietefnto / h epcie t0t8 n etT tews h ucin / rtrsFLEadDla i 0 / eun AS n etT s . /------------------------------/-----------------------------/ Uis / nt: / aep / Tm Ipttmeauei IS9 nu eprtr n T-0 C / Dla / etT Otu dfeec btensae (9-6) upt ifrne ewe cls t0t8 C /------------------------------/-----------------------------/ Rfrne: / eeecs / PetnToa &Qin19 -Tcnqe frapoiaig / rso-hms un 90 ehius o prxmtn / / teitrainltmeauesaeo 19 -Bra h nentoa eprtr cl f 90 ueu / / ItrainldsPise Msrs 2dEiin19, nentoa e od t eue, n dto 97 / / rsetn teaedet o te2dEiin epcig h mnmns f h n dto / Rsye a.19 -Rvsdvle fr(9-6)fo 60C / ub t l 94 eie aus o t0t8 rm 3 / / t 16,Mtooi 3:4-5 o 04C erlga 11913 /------------------------------/-----------------------------/ ()D.JnShl,1.Dcme 20,wwcd1.no / c r a cuz 1 eebr 08 w.oe0if VrTmFa :Dul; a eprc obe Bgn ei / w epc tebs / e xet h et tm_etIS0nIT6 : Tu; epDlaT9adPS8 = re / cekwehraepi i avldrne / hc hte Tm s n ai ag I (Tm > -0)Ad(Tm < 16.8 Te f aep = 20 n aep = 041) Hn Bgn ei I aep< 6017te f Tm = 3.4 hn Bgn ei / i tm i blwo eul6017Cuefrtplnma / f ep s eo r qa 3.4 s is oyoil TmFa : aep60 eprc = Tm/3; Dla : (((( 3569 *TmFa +7488)*TmFa etT = (((- .326 eprc .301 eprc -1815)*TmFa -4099)*TmFa .721 eprc .851 eprc +1295)*TmFa +1006)*TmFa .606 eprc .870 eprc -0270)*TmFa -0185)*TmFa; .648 eprc .479 eprc ed n Es le Bgn ei / ohrieuescn plnma / tews s eod oyoil Dla : ((-14501-3 *aep+67353-0 *aep etT = (( .488E1 Tm .768E1) Tm -12584-6 *aep+10575-3 *aep .378E0) Tm .941E0) Tm -47391-1 *aep+788290; .159E0) Tm .670E1 ed n; ed n Es le Bgn ei / we aepi ntwti vldrnertr FLEaddfndDla / hn Tm s o ihn ai ag eun AS n eie etT tm_etIS0nIT6 : Fle epDlaT9adPS8 = as; Dla etT : 0 = ; ed n; ed n;

References
Preston-Thomas H. (1990): The International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90). Metrologia 27:3-10.

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Conversions among international temperature scales

Preston-Thomas H., Quinn T.J. (1997): Techniques for approximating the international temperature scale of 1990 - ITS-90. Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 1997 reprinting of the 1990 first edition. Rusby R.L., Hudson R.P., Durieux M. (1994): Revised values for (t90-t68) from 630C to 1064C. Metrologia 31:149-153.

Simple conversion between IPTS-48 and IPTS-68 in the range -2C to 30C
Within the range of -2C to 30C a simple conversion between IPTS-48 and IPTS-68 can be used. This conversion is supported by the Joint Panel on Oceanographic Tables and Standards (JPOTS) for oceanographic issues (ICES documentation on http://www.ices.dk/ocean/procedures/its.htm, updated 31.January 2005).

Equation
The formula was constructed by Fofonoff and published in Fofonoff & Bryden (1975): t68 = t48 4.4*10-6 * t48 *(100-t48 ) Solved for t48 it becomes: t48 = -113586.36365 + (113586.36365 2 + 227272.7273 * t68 )0.5

Source
Fnto tm_PS8oPS8(IT4Tm:Dul;VraPS8ep:Dul) Boen ucin epIT4tIT6 aPS8ep obe a IT6Tm obe: ola; / Tefnto tm_PS8oPS8cnet agvnIT-8 / h ucin epIT4tIT6 ovrs ie PS4 / tmeauei t atmeaueo teIT-8sae / eprtr n C o eprtr n h PS6 cl. / Tecneso i vldi tetmeauernefo - / h ovrin s ai n h eprtr ag rm 2C / u t 3.I tersetv tmeauei i tevld / p o 0C f h epcie eprtr s n h ai / rnetefnto rtrsTU.I ayohrcs te / ag h ucin eun RE n n te ae h / fnto rtrsFLEadbt aPS8epadaPS8ep / ucin eun AS n oh IT4Tm n IT6Tm / crytesm vle / ar h ae au. / Ti euto i spotdb teJitPnlo oengahc / hs qain s upre y h on ae n caorpi / ise (PT) / sus JOS. /-------------------------------/-------------------------------/ Uis / nt: / aPS8ep / IT4Tm IptIT-8tmeaue nu PS4 eprtr C / aPS8ep / IT6Tm Rtre IT-8tmeaue eund PS6 eprtr C /-------------------------------/-------------------------------/ Rfrne: / eeecs / Ffnf &Bye 17 -Seii gaiyaddniyo / ooof rdn 95 pcfc rvt n est f / / saae a amshrcpesr.Junlo Mrn ewtr t topei rsue ora f aie / / Rsac 3:98 eerh 36-2 /------------------------------/-----------------------------/ ()D.JnShl,1.Jnay21,wwcd1.no / c r a cuz 6 aur 00 w.oe0if Bgn ei I (IT4Tm <-)O (IT4Tm >3)Te f aPS8ep 2 r aPS8ep 0 Hn Bgn ei aPS8ep: aPS8ep IT6Tm = IT4Tm; Rsl eut : Fle = as; ed n Es le Bgn ei aPS8ep: aPS8ep-(.e0 *aPS8ep*(0 -aPS8ep) IT6Tm = IT4Tm 44-6 IT4Tm 10 IT4Tm); Rsl eut : Tu; = re ed n; ed n;

Fnto tm_PS8oPS8(IT6Tm:Dul;VraPS8ep:Dul) Boen ucin epIT6tIT4 aPS8ep obe a IT4Tm obe: ola; / Tefnto tm_PS8oPS8cnet agvnIT-8 / h ucin epIT6tIT4 ovrs ie PS6 / tmeauei t atmeaueo teIT-8sae / eprtr n C o eprtr n h PS4 cl. / Tecneso i vldi tetmeauernefo - / h ovrin s ai n h eprtr ag rm 2C / u t 3.I tersetv tmeauei i tevld / p o 0C f h epcie eprtr s n h ai / rnetefnto rtrsTU.I ayohrcs te / ag h ucin eun RE n n te ae h / fnto rtrsFLEadbt aPS8epadaPS8ep / ucin eun AS n oh IT6Tm n IT4Tm / crytesm vle / ar h ae au. / Ti euto i spotdb teJitPnlo oengahc / hs qain s upre y h on ae n caorpi / ise (PT) / sus JOS. /-------------------------------/-------------------------------/ Uis / nt: / aPS8ep / IT6Tm IptIT-8tmeaue nu PS6 eprtr C / aPS8ep / IT4Tm Rtre IT-8tmeaue eund PS4 eprtr C /-------------------------------/-------------------------------/ Rfrne: / eeecs / Ffnf &Bye 17 -Seii gaiyaddniyo / ooof rdn 95 pcfc rvt n est f / / saae a amshrcpesr.Junlo Mrn ewtr t topei rsue ora f aie / / Rsac 3:98 (h rsetv euto wshr eerh 36-2 te epcie qain a ee / / tasomdt cluaeteIT-8tmeaue rnfre o aclt h PS4 eprtr) /------------------------------/-----------------------------/ ()D.JnShl,1.Jnay21,wwcd1.no / c r a cuz 6 aur 00 w.oe0if Bgn ei I (IT6Tm <-)O (IT6Tm >3)Te f aPS8ep 2 r aPS8ep 0 Hn Bgn ei aPS8ep: aPS8ep IT4Tm = IT6Tm; Rsl eut : Fle = as; ed n Es le Bgn ei aPS8ep: -156335+Sr (156335*138.66 +277.23*aPS8ep; IT4Tm = 138.66 qt 138.66 156335 22277 IT6Tm) Rsl eut : Tu; = re ed n; ed n;

References

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Conversions among international temperature scales

Fofonoff N.P., Bryden H. (1975): Specific gravity and density of seawater at atmospheric pressure. Journal of Marine Research, 33, Supplement, 69-82.

Simple conversion between IPTS-68 and ITS-90 in the range -2C to +40C
For biological and oceanographic purposes, as well as for a couple of other applications the temperature range between -2C and 40C is most important. In this range IPTS-68 and ITS-90 scales are nearly linear and show a similar slope. Thus, a more simple conversion may be used. This conversion was recommended by Saunders (1990) and is supported by the Joint Panel on Oceanographic Tables and Standards (JPOTS) (ICES documentation on http://www.ices.dk/ocean/procedures/its.htm, updated 31.January 2005).

Equation
t68 = t90 * 1.00024 t90 = t68 * 0.99976 Approximation with these formulas result in deviations <0.5mK from officially tabulated values between -2C to 40C (personal communication J. Fischer and S. Friederici, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, www.ptb.de) compared to the conversion given by Preston-Thomas & Quinn (1997).

Algorithm
The conversion can be simply implemented in the code whenever needed. Thus, no individual functions are given.

References
Saunders P. (1990): The International Temperature Scale of 1990, ITS-90. WOCE Newsletter 10.

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