NBP0201: Underway Oceanographic Data from West Antarctic Glacial History Expedition

R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer leg NBP0201 collected underway data during a research cruise focused on the Late Pleistocene to Holocene glacial history of West Antarctica. The expedition, supported by the NSF and operated by SCIOPS, started and ended in Punta Arenas, Chile. Data was last updated on March 3, 2002.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing Late Pleistocene to Holocene glacial retreat patterns based on the described expedition focus.
• Analyzing oceanographic conditions in West Antarctica based on the underway data collection.
• Calibrating paleoclimate models using field data from the described Antarctic research cruise.
• Studying the interplay between biological, chemical, and physical oceanographic disciplines as mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported research icebreaker expedition.
• Focuses on a specific geological period (Late Pleistocene to Holocene) and region (West Antarctica).

Limitations

• Last updated 2002-03-03 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 collection during R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research cruise NBP0201.

Time Range

Late Pleistocene to Holocene (focus of expedition).

Freshness

2002-03-03 23:59:59.999000

Geography

West Antarctica, cruise from Punta Arenas, Chile to Punta Arenas, Chile.