LMG0109: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

R/V Laurence M. Gould LMG0109 data consists of underway measurements collected during a U.S. Antarctic Program research cruise. The NSF-supported icebreaker conducted global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The cruise leg started and ended at Punta Arenas, Chile, with data last updated on December 28, 2001.

Use Cases

• Modeling planktonic invertebrate larval dispersal based on underway oceanographic conditions.
• Studying connections between pelagic larval stages and benthic biogeography in the Antarctic.
• Analyzing temporal changes in biological, chemical, or physical ocean parameters during the cruise.
• Correlating ship-track environmental data with specific biological sampling events.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported U.S. Antarctic Program research vessel R/V Laurence M. Gould.
• Covers multiple oceanographic disciplines: biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic.

Limitations

• Last updated 2001-12-28 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata

Collection Method

Underway data collected by the research icebreaker R/V Laurence M. Gould.

Time Range

Covers the duration of cruise leg LMG0109.

Freshness

2001-12-28 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, cruise starting and ending at Punta Arenas, Chile.