Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CTD
Pronunciation
/ˌkɑnˌdəkˈtɪvəti ˈtɛmpərəʧər ənd dɛpθ/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Meteorology

Examples in Context

  1. The high accuracy CTD profiler that measures seawater conductivity, temperature and depth is one of achievements of National 863 High-Tech Development Project during the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
  2. The conductivity, temperature and depth instruments ( CTD ), which are ocean monitoring sensors have been extensively used in fields of oceanographic survey, ocean resources investigation and development, ocean environment monitoring and military oceanography.
  3. Based on the theory of thermal conductivity, the alternate fields of temperature and thermal stress, and the penetrating depth on the top surface of a piston are calculated, by the thinking of partial differential equation, fracture mechanics and other knowledge.

Other meanings of CTD