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PLATFORM_FAMILYComments
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FLOATProfiling float
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FLOAT_DEEP Profiling float that is capable of profiling deeper than 2000dbar
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FLOAT_COASTALCoastal float, i.e. ARVOR_C
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POLAR_OCEAN_PROFILING_SYSTEMIce platform that provides meteorological data is paired with a subsurface platform, either a PROVOR or NEMO float tethered along a cable that uses buoyancy to go up and down.
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ICE_TETHERED_PROFILERSurface ice-mounted platform that provides meteorological data and subsurface profiler tethered to a cable that uses a motor to go up and down.
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