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Documentation for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ice Tethered Profilers data archived at NCEI (NCEI Accession 0156293)

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This dataset contains documentation about the data format and processing of Ice Tethered Profilers data, including the original Ice-Tethered Profiler (ITP) and second-generation Tethered Ocean Profiler (TOP).

The profiler system consists of a small surface capsule that sits atop an ice floe and supports a plastic-jacketed wire rope tether that extends through the ice and down into the ocean, ending with a weight (intended to keep the wire vertical). A cylindrical underwater instrument (in shape and size much like an Argo float) mounts on this tether and cycles vertically along it, carrying oceanographic sensors through the water column. Water property data are telemetered from the profiler to shore in near-real time.
  • Cite as: Toole, John M.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2016). Documentation for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ice Tethered Profilers data archived at NCEI (NCEI Accession 0156293). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156293. In Toole, John M.; Krishfield, Richard; O'Brien, Jeffrey K.; Houk, Adam E.; Cole, Sylvia T.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ice-Tethered Profiler Program. Ice Tethered Profiler observations: Vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, and ocean velocity from an Ice Tethered Profiler buoy system. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5mw2f7x. Accessed [date].
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Ice Tethered Profiler observations: Vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, and ocean velocity from an Ice Tethered Profiler buoy system
    • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:WHOI-ITP
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-08-17
  • revision: 2016-12-14
  • creation: 2016-08-10
Data Presentation Form Digital document - digital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also)
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed - NCEI Accession 0156293 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • Cite as: Toole, John M.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2016). Documentation for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ice Tethered Profilers data archived at NCEI (NCEI Accession 0156293). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156293. In Toole, John M.; Krishfield, Richard; O'Brien, Jeffrey K.; Houk, Adam E.; Cole, Sylvia T.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ice-Tethered Profiler Program. Ice Tethered Profiler observations: Vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, and ocean velocity from an Ice Tethered Profiler buoy system. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5mw2f7x. Accessed [date].
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  • Cite as: Toole, John M.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2016). Documentation for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ice Tethered Profilers data archived at NCEI (NCEI Accession 0156293). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156293. In Toole, John M.; Krishfield, Richard; O'Brien, Jeffrey K.; Houk, Adam E.; Cole, Sylvia T.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ice-Tethered Profiler Program. Ice Tethered Profiler observations: Vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, and ocean velocity from an Ice Tethered Profiler buoy system. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5mw2f7x. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2016-08-17T17:07:07Z - NCEI Accession 0156293 v1.1 was published.
  • 2016-12-14T19:25:41Z - NCEI Accession 0156293 was revised and v1.2 was published.
    Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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