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CTD Profiling

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profiling is the primary method for measuring vertical profiles of seawater properties in oceanography. Developed by Neil Brown in 1977, CTD instruments are equipped with sensors for conductivity, temperature, and pressure (depth), and are typically mounted on water-sampling rosettes. CTD profiling provides essential hydrographic data that characterizes water mass structure, stratification, and circulation patterns.

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Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profiling
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / oceanography
  • UNESCO/IOC. (1991). Processing of oceanographic station data. UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science, 60. · URL
  • Roemmich, D., & Gilson, J. (2009). The 2004-2008 global hydrographic climatology. Oceanography, 22(2), 50-61. · URL
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