R/V Laurence M. Gould LMG0606 Underway Data from Antarctic Shuttle Voyage

The NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Laurence M. Gould collected this underway data set during leg LMG0606. The voyage operated as a shuttle for the U.S. Antarctic Program, starting and ending in Punta Arenas, Chile. The data supports global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.

Use Cases

• Analyzing physical oceanographic conditions along the Antarctic shuttle route based on underway data.
• Studying biological or chemical indicators for global change research in Antarctic waters.
• Correlating vessel-collected in-situ data with satellite observations or climate models.
• Investigating temporal patterns in marine environmental variables during a specific 2006 voyage.

Strengths

• Data collected by a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, indicating institutional support.
• Supports multi-disciplinary global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic fields.
• Covers a specific, documented voyage (LMG0606) with known start and end points (Punta Arenas, Chile).

Limitations

• Last updated 2006-07-02; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2006 (specific voyage LMG0606).

Freshness

Last updated 2006-07-02 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Voyage route starting and ending in Punta Arenas, Chile, servicing the U.S. Antarctic Program.