NBP0006B: Underway Data from Antarctic Research Vessel Transit

The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data set during leg NBP0006B. This transit leg started and ended at Fourchon, Louisiana, supporting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. The dataset was last updated on September 10, 2000.

Use Cases

• Analyze physical oceanographic conditions during a research vessel transit based on the description of physical discipline data.
• Study chemical properties of seawater along the transit route based on the mention of chemical discipline data.
• Investigate biological phenomena observed during the voyage based on the description of biological discipline data.
• Model vessel track and environmental time series based on the 'underway data' and 'time series' platform tags.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, an authoritative source for Antarctic research.
• Covers multiple scientific disciplines including biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic, as stated in the description.

Limitations

• Last updated 2000-09-10 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 the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research icebreaker.

Time Range

Covers the period of transit leg NBP0006B.

Freshness

Last updated 2000-09-10 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Transit route starting and ending at Fourchon, Louisiana; likely includes Antarctic and/or transit waters.