UnderwayCTD (UCTDâ„¢)
The Oceanscience UnderwayCTD provides research-quality CTD profiles while underway at up to 20kts.
The unique freefall CTD probe, manufactured by Sea-Bird Electronics, affords vertical profiles to a maximum depth of 1250m while underway, with stationary casts possible down to 1500m. The probe is tethered to the ship by up to 2km of high strength line, with a unique deployment winch and re-spooling mechanism that allows the probe to be recovered and relaunched time after time without ever needing to stop or slow down.
Manufacturer
Oceanscience Group
4129 Avenida de la Plata
Oceanside, CA 92056
USA
+1 (760) 754-2400
+1 (760) 754-2485
Technical specifications
| Depth range | 0m to 2000m |
| Max. pressure | 2000m |
| Housing material | |
| Power supply | Battery |
| Power consumption | 50 casts or 12 hours of continuous use |
| Weight | 3.6Kg |
| Size | 570mm x 62mm |
| Memory | 60 casts or >12 hrs operation |
| Calibration | |
| Sampling rates | 16Hz |
| Communications | Bluetooth antenna with 50m rane |
| Download speed | |
| Conductivity range | 0 - 9 (S/m) |
| Conductivity accuracy | 0.002 - 0.005 |
| Temperature range | -5 - 43 (C) |
| Temperature accuracy | .0004 |
| Depth accuracy | 1 (dbar) |