R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer NBP0201A: Underway Transit Data from Antarctic Research Cruise

The NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer collected this underway data during leg NBP0201A. This transit leg started and ended at Punta Arenas, Chile, in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. The dataset was last updated in March 2002.

Use Cases

• Analyzing physical oceanographic conditions during the transit based on the description of underway data.
• Studying chemical and biological properties of the Southern Ocean based on the described global change studies.
• Investigating temporal patterns in marine data based on the time-series nature suggested by the platform tags.
• Correlating transit route conditions with other Antarctic datasets based on the described research cruise.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NSF-supported research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, a dedicated scientific platform.
• Supports multidisciplinary global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines.
• Platform tags indicate the data is structured as a time-series, which is suitable for temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Last updated 2002-03-09 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 from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer research vessel.

Time Range

Covers the period of leg NBP0201A.

Freshness

Last updated 2002-03-09 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Transit route starting and ending at Punta Arenas, Chile, in Antarctic waters.