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Instruments > In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > AXCTD

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AXCTD  

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  • The AXCTDs measure the ocean salinity, or saltiness (proportional to conductivity), and temperature, which are necessary 1) for computing ocean density, stability and buoyancy, and 2) for identifying different ocean water masses. (en)

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  • 2019-09-09 15:19:15.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (AXCTD [3fba4d8d-b044-40d0-b671-b8724ccab26e,369121] - Profilers/Sounders [ffa3a835-903a-462a-adfb-fc0d25ba07d0,349329]);
  • 2019-09-09 15:19:53.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Airborne eXpendable Conductivity Temperature Depth language code: en);
  • 2019-09-09 15:24:49.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: The AXCTDs measure the ocean salinity, or saltiness (proportional to conductivity), and temperature, which are necessary 1) for computing ocean density, stability and buoyancy, and 2) for identifying different ocean water masses. language code: en);

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