Underway data was collected during leg LMG0005 of the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Laurence M. Gould. The leg operated in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program, starting and ending in Punta Arenas, Chile. The data set supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
Use Cases
- Study physical oceanographic conditions in Antarctic waters based on underway measurements.
- Analyze chemical properties of seawater for global change research.
- Investigate biological activity patterns along the ship's transit route.
- Model oceanographic processes using continuous underway data collection.
Strengths
- Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker.
- Supports multi-disciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic fields.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2000-06-15 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Collected as underway data from the R/V Laurence M. Gould research vessel.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2000-06-15 23:59:59.999000.
- Geography
- Antarctic region, with a transit starting and ending in Punta Arenas, Chile.