R/V Laurence M. Gould LMG1401: Antarctic Underway Research Data

LMG1401 data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported icebreaker conducting year-round global change studies in the Antarctic. The dataset contains underway measurements from a specific research leg that started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile. It was last updated on February 9, 2014, by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal changes in oceanographic conditions based on underway data collection.
• Studying biological and chemical properties in Antarctic waters mentioned in the description.
• Modeling physical oceanographic processes using continuous measurements from a research vessel.
• Investigating global change impacts in polar regions through multidisciplinary data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a dedicated, NSF-supported research icebreaker.
• Covers multidisciplinary global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from leg LMG1401.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2014-02 09 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata platform.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Covers the duration of research leg LMG1401.

Freshness

Last updated 2014-02-09 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, with the leg starting and ending in Punta Arenas, Chile.