Palmer Station Antarctic LTER Oceanographic Measurements

Measurements from the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) at Palmer Station, Antarctica. The dataset is part of a long-term monitoring program managed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It includes oceanographic data, with files available in BIN and ISO formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in ocean temperature near Palmer Station.
• Studying changes in ocean salinity and density in Antarctic waters.
• Investigating variations in ocean chemistry and optics over time.
• Correlating physical oceanographic data with biological observations in the LTER network.

Strengths

• Part of the established Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, indicating structured, ongoing data collection.
• Managed by a major authoritative organization, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA Earthdata signals importance and broad accessibility.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: row count, column names, and specific temporal coverage are unknown across all sources.
• Data.gov lists a last update of 2026-03-12, which is a future date, indicating a potential metadata error or conflict.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without clear terms.

Provenance

Source

Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) Palmer Station Antarctica (PAL) program.

Collection Method

Measurements made under the LTER program; specific instrumentation or protocols are not detailed.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03 12 22:51:57.236418 (Data.gov), though this is a future date.

Geography

Palmer Station, Antarctica.