LMG1503: Underway Oceanographic Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

Leg LMG1503 of the R/V Laurence M. Gould collected underway data in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. The NSF-supported icebreaker gathers data for global change studies across biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The dataset was last updated on April 4, 2015.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in Antarctic waters based on underway physical data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine chemical properties for global change studies.
• Correlating biological observations with environmental data collected during the cruise.
• Studying vessel-based time-series data for polar research program support.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker, suggesting institutional credibility.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) for interdisciplinary study.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2015-04-04 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Coverage corresponds to leg LMG1503, specific dates unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2015-04-04 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, specific cruise track unknown.