Glossary C
Deutsch: Leitfähigkeit / Español: conductividad / Português: condutividade / Français: conductivité / Italiano: conducibilità
Conductivity refers to the ability of a material to conduct an electric current. In the environmental context, it most commonly pertains to the conductivity of water, which is an important measure of water quality.
A Cone Penterometer Testing (CPT) is a direct Push system used to measure lithology based on soil penetration resistance.
The Conference of the Parties is the supreme body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
A confidence coefficient is "The Probability statement that accompanies a confidence interval and is equal to unity minus the associated type I error rate (false positive rate). A confidence coefficient of 0.10 implies that 90\% of the intervals resulting from repeated sampling of a population will include the unknown (true) population parameter (QAMS 1993, 6).