WHOI Ice Tethered Profiler #11: Arctic Ocean Temperature and Salinity Profiles

An ice tethered profiler collected temperature, salinity, and pressure data from the Arctic ice pack from September 9, 2007 to October 24, 2009. The instrument was configured to operate on a standard sampling schedule of two one-way profiles each day. The data originates from the SCIOPS organization and was last updated on NASA's Earthdata platform in October 2009.

Use Cases

• Modeling Arctic ocean stratification based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Analyzing seasonal and interannual variability in polar water column properties.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ temperature and salinity measurements.
• Studying the interaction between sea ice melt and underlying ocean conditions.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over two years, from September 2007 to October 2009.
• Standardized sampling schedule of two profiles per day provides consistent temporal resolution.

Limitations

• Last updated 2009-10-24 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Data collected by an ice tethered profiler (ITP) embedded in the ice pack.

Time Range

2007-09-09 to 2009-10-24

Freshness

Last updated 2009-10-24 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Arctic ice pack (specific location not provided)