Question 1

Are all data collected by the instruments on the Thetis time stamped using a common clock source?

Accepted Answer

All data on-board the Thetis Profiler is time stamped using the on-board processor clock. This clock provides 10 ms resolution. The on-board clock is synced to the shore side host controller computer during each surface telemetry session, though the user can chose to when to update the on-board clock.

Question 2

Are all data collected by the instruments on the Thetis time stamped using a common clock source?

Accepted Answer

All data on-board the Thetis Profiler is time stamped using the on-board processor clock. This clock provides 10 ms resolution. The on-board clock is synced to the shore side host controller computer during each surface telemetry session, though the user can chose to when to update the on-board clock.