LMG1111: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

The R/V Laurence M. Gould LMG1111 dataset contains underway data collected during a research cruise for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The NSF-supported icebreaker conducted global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. This leg started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile, and the data was last updated in December 2011.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns in oceanographic conditions based on underway data collection.
• Studying biological and chemical changes in Antarctic waters based on the described global change studies.
• Modeling physical oceanographic processes in the Southern Ocean based on cruise track data.
• Correlating multi-disciplinary measurements for climate research based on the described biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported U.S. Antarctic Program, indicating institutional credibility.
• Covers 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 2011-12-19 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata

Collection Method

Underway data collection from the research icebreaker R/V Laurence M. Gould.

Time Range

Covers the duration of leg LMG1111.

Freshness

Last updated 2011-12 19 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Southern Ocean, Antarctic region, cruise from Punta Arenas, Chile to Punta Arenas, Chile.