https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995250Zierke, SimonSimonZierke0000-0002-0731-2491Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenAudehm, JanJanAudehmRheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenDo, Mia GiangMia GiangDoRheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenEspe, ClemensClemensEspeRheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenFeldmann, MarcoMarcoFeldmannRheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenFrancke, GeroGeroFranckeRheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenHeinen, DirkDirkHeinen0000-0002-4502-7288Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenSchöttler, FabianFabianSchöttlerRheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenWiebusch, ChristopherChristopherWiebusch0000-0002-6418-3008Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule AachenPANGAEA2026AntarcticaEkströmicemeltingshelf icetelemetryDATE/TIMEDEPTH, ice/snowFeedrateForcePower, totalPower, melting headResearch stationMelting probeNeumayer_basedNEUMAYER III2023-12-29T09:45:48/2023-12-30T21:36:00Dataset10.17815/jlsrf-2-15210.23919/OCEANS44145.2021.9705999456216 data pointstext/tab-separated-valuesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalThis dataset contains operational telemetry recorded during the TRIPLE-IceCraft technical demonstration conducted in the 2023/2024 field season. The experiment was carried out near Neumayer Station III, approximately 1 km south of the edge of the Ekström Ice Shelf. During the campaign, the TRIPLE-IceCraft melting probe successfully drilled a vertical borehole to a final depth of 53 m. The IceCraft is equipped with an internal cable storage system that unspools the cable in a controlled manner during descent, ensuring a constant contact pressure on the melting surface. The controlled parameter is the tensile force acting on the cable, which is anchored to a surface crane. The probe features a forward melting head for downward melting, a rear melting head enabling upward re-melting during recovery, and side heater elements to prevent refreezing to the melt channel walls. The dataset provides time-resolved measurements of probe depth, feedrate, applied cable force, total electrical power consumption, and calculated front melting head power. The reported total power represents the combined electrical power of all onboard systems, including melting heads and side heaters, while the calculated melting head power corresponds exclusively to the forward melting head. These data document the temporal evolution of the melting process and the interaction between the probe and the surrounding ice under real conditions.-8.25-8.21094-70.65-70.575Dronning Maud Land, AntarcticaAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhavenhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100003207AWI_ANT_20TripleIceCraftFederal Ministry of Research, Technology and Spacehttps://doi.org/10.13039/50110000234750RK1955TRIPLE-IceCraft - Entwicklung einer Schmelzsonde (GSI GmbH)Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Spacehttps://doi.org/10.13039/50110000234750RK1956TRIPLE-IceCraft - Entwicklung einer Schmelzsonde (RWTH Aachen)Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Spacehttps://doi.org/10.13039/50110000234750RK2450ATRIPLE-IceCraft-2 - Erforschung und Entwicklung einer Schmelzsonde (GSI GmbH)Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Spacehttps://doi.org/10.13039/50110000234750RK2450BTRIPLE-IceCraft-2 - Erforschung und Entwicklung einer Schmelzsonde (RWTH Aachen)Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Spacehttps://doi.org/10.13039/50110000234750RK2450CTRIPLE-IceCraft-2 - Erforschung und Entwicklung einer Schmelzsonde (HAW Hamburg)