Underway data collected by the NSF-supported research icebreaker Araon during its Ross Sea Leg in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. The dataset supports global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The data is provided by the organization SCIOPS via NASA's Earthdata platform.
Use Cases
- Analyzing temporal patterns in physical oceanographic parameters like sea surface temperature and salinity from underway sensors.
- Mapping chemical property gradients, such as nutrient concentrations or pCO2 levels, across the Ross Sea transect.
- Correlating biological activity metrics, potentially chlorophyll-a, with concurrent physical and chemical underway measurements.
- Studying icebreaker navigation and operational patterns through integrated geospatial positioning and time-series data.
Strengths
- Data collected by a dedicated, NSF-supported research icebreaker ensuring controlled instrumentation.
- Covers multidisciplinary observations including biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic parameters.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage for the Ross Sea Leg are unknown.
- The dataset's completeness and resolution for individual scientific disciplines are unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Earthdata (platform), SCIOPS (organization).
- Collection Method
- Underway data collected from sensors aboard the RV Araon icebreaker.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Ross Sea, Antarctica.