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MIDAS CTD+

Perfect for both profiling or fixed mooring applications, the MIDAS CTD+ is a revolutionary Multiparameter CTD with a wide choice of standard sensors.

Description

Featuring Valeport’s latest 400 Series electronics, the CTD+ will sample all fitted sensors at exactly the same instant, at up to 8Hz. Advanced setup software allows a variety of sampling regimes including burst modes, delay starts and conditional sampling. Available with up to 64Mbyte memory and internal battery pack, as well as a selection of real-time output formats, the CTD+ may be used with Valeport’s own water bottle carousel.

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Specifications

General

Weight in air [kg]

20

Diameter [mm]

15

Length [mm]

59

Max. cable length [m]

6000

Observations

Min. time increment [s]

0.125

Resolution of salinity [psu]

0.0001

Uncertainty of salinity [psu]

0.1

Min. sound velocity [m/s]

1350

Max. sound velocity [m/s]

1900

Resolution of sound velocity [m/s]

0.02

Uncertainty of sound velocity [m/s]

0.25

Operation Characteristics

Data display on dedicated hardware

N

Display of analogue data

N

Method of first recording

Flash

Pressure, temperature and conductivity sensor

Max. conductivity [S/m]

8

Resolution of conductivity [10^-3 S/m]

0.1

Uncertainty of conductivity [10^-3 S/m]

1

Min. temperature [°C]

-5

Max. temperature [°C]

35

Resolution of temperature [°C]

0.001

Uncertainty of temperature [°C]

0.01

Resolution of pressure [% FS]

0.005

Uncertainty of pressure [% FS]

0.1

Software specifications

Recording with third party software

Y

Software name

DataLog Pro

Graphical presentation

Y

Raw data editing

N

Re-computation with raw data

Y

CTD Probe controller

Y

Environmental

Max. depth [m]

6000

Max. pressure [bar]

50

Data and connectivity

Max. number of samples for self-recording [10^3]

1400

External recorder required

N

Dedicated sub-surface data logger

Y

Telemetry link to remote location

Y

Power

Battery type

8 x 1.5v Alkaline or 8 x 3.6v Lithium D cell

Additonal sensors

Standard sensor

Conductivity; Temperature; Pressure

Description of additional sensors

Turbidity; Dissolved Oxygen; pH; Redox; Fluorescence; PAR

No. of additional sensors

6

More information

Distinguishable features

can also control water sampler rosette via CTD+

Documents

Brochure
Valeport - MIDAS CTD+ Datasheet November 2023.pdf
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Valeport - MIDAS CTD+ Datasheet November 2023.pdf

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