LMG9910: Underway Data from Antarctic Research Cruise, 1999

SCIOPS provides underway data from leg LMG9910 of the R/V Laurence M. Gould research icebreaker. This leg operated in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program, conducting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The cruise started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile, and the data was last updated in December 1999.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns in oceanographic conditions based on underway data.
• Studying biological and chemical changes in Antarctic waters based on the described global change studies.
• Correlating physical oceanographic measurements with other Antarctic climate datasets.
• Modeling ship-track environmental data for polar region research.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Last updated 1999-12-12 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

Collection Method

Underway data collected during a research cruise leg.

Time Range

1999 (specific leg dates unknown)

Freshness

1999-12-12 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctic region, cruise starting and ending in Punta Arenas, Chile.