LMG0803: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

R/V Laurence M. Gould collected this underway data during a 2008 Antarctic research leg. The NSF-supported icebreaker conducts year-round global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. This specific leg, LMG0803, traveled from Punta Arenas, Chile, and returned to the same port.

Use Cases

• Modeling Antarctic marine ecosystems based on biological and chemical data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing physical oceanographic conditions along the ship's track
• Studying temporal patterns in global change indicators from the underway measurements
• Correlating ship-collected data with satellite or other remote sensing observations for the region

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting high instrument quality
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) as stated in the description

Limitations

• Last updated 2008-04-04 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 instruments aboard the R/V Laurence M. Gould research vessel.

Time Range

2008 (from leg identifier LMG0803 and last updated date)

Freshness

Last updated 2008-04-04 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, voyage from Punta Arenas, Chile, and back.