ITP 71 Data Processing

The ITP profiler was configured to operate with a pattern profiling schedule, but the underwater profiler sensors failed so no valid profile data were acquired. However, the microcat attached on the tether at 6 m was able to communicate hourly data successfully over the same inductive modem circuit for the entire 323 day duration of the buoy. In the surface package, the GPS receiver was powered hourly to obtain locations, and buoy temperature and battery voltage status were recorded.

The ITP drifted southwest overall before being recovered the following year.

The plots to the right are of the final location and status data from the surface package, and subsurface microcat data.

See the Data Products tab to the left to access all data.

ITP 71 data can also be found at the links below:

Level II hourly buoy location data in ASCII format: itp71rawlocs.dat

Microcat data in MATLAB format: itp71final.mat

Microcat data in ASCII format: itp71final.tar.Z and itp71final.zip