NBP0205A: Underway Data from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer Antarctic Research Icebreaker

Leg NBP0205A data was collected during a 2002 transit by the NSF-supported research icebreaker R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer. The vessel operates for the U.S. Antarctic Program, conducting global change studies in biological, chemical, physical, and oceanographic disciplines. This leg started and ended in San Francisco, California.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic conditions during transit based on the description of underway data collection.
• Studying temporal changes in biological, chemical, or physical parameters based on the described multidisciplinary focus.
• Modeling vessel-based observations for Antarctic climate research based on the mission's global change studies.
• Correlating underway measurements with other Antarctic datasets based on the vessel's operational role.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NSF-supported Antarctic research icebreaker.
• Covers multiple disciplines (biological, chemical, physical, oceanographic) as stated in the description.
• Provides a specific temporal reference with a last update date of 2002-10-28.

Limitations

• Last updated 2002-10-28 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 vessel.

Time Range

2002 (specific leg NBP0205A).

Freshness

Last updated 2002-10 -28 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Transit route starting and ending in San Francisco, California; Antarctic research region.